There's always a base salary no matter what if you meet basic requirements. The reality is rarely do you give someone a 30K kicker if they're moving from $30K to $60K. I've been around and it just doesn't happen. It's hard to break through until you really demonstrate some value. You could lie, I'd do a credit report, find you lied and then fire you. And before you say you can't run a credit check without authorization, we always perform background checks which may include credit if we chose. Another note of wisdom, you're always worth more to your next employer.

Without reading each comment I'll share one more aspect and that's the starting salary. I'm a VP/IT for a $B company and because I don't have a degree I see it as less a requirement as the skillset. The resume is key to show the various skills you have acquired. Then if you ace the interview you may be in the door. Now comes the salary issue. Since you're not in IT you may make something less than I would pay for a sysadmin. I pay around $50sK for a Windows and $60s for Linux guys. More or less depending on my exact setup or vertical apps. Now if you're new to IT without a degree and making less say $30K then I'm not going to bump you $20K, it just doesn't happen in corporate america. Now your in the door making $35K but will take years to build to par with accredited coworkers. All this means is get the first job and jump about every 18 months to another company for a $8-10K bump at each cycle. After that you'll get the salary you deserve. The final kicker is that you'll have a harder time rising farther up the chain without the degree. Good Luck