Where do I sign up to get 200k/yr to keep one rack running? Sounds like an incredibly chill job
What you get is not what you cost.
40% overhead is quite typical, so you'd be looking at $120k/year. In the USA I'd consider that a competitive salary for an admin capable or keeping a $6M rack of specialized hardware running 24/7.
Apparently it’s going to take the 3 of us to do this, mate. Going to get so much reading done.