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As a consultant I agree with Mitch 100%. As a hiring manager I have to add that because it is an hourly rate, it will depend a great deal on the level of supervision exercised over your work (which includes the work environment).

The more you know the better you can negotiate - so try and go as far into the process as you can without agreeing to a rate, to learn all you can about their situation. If you are a good fit for them, show them that, and ask for a higher rate. It's very much like a poker game, by the way. 





-----Original Message-----
From: 
	"Mitch Pirtle mitch.pirtle-at-gmail.com |nyphp dev/internal group use|" <...>
Sent: Jun 2, 2005 9:45 PM
To: NYPHP Talk <talk at lists.nyphp.org>
Subject: Re: [nycphp-talk] [OT] Consulting work

On 6/2/05, Joseph Crawford <codebowl at gmail.com> wrote:
> no for consulting/freelance no stability you're getting screwed.  Here in
> Vermont i get $50 hour for contracting but then again that's vermont.  In
> NYC i am not sure of the rates but i am sure you could get more than that ;)

As a freelancer you gotta get your own equipment, software,
communications, etc., and ALSO health insurance, liability insurance,
accountant etc. So you most definitely need to make sure your hourly
rate makes it possible to fund all the non-salary stuff.

NYC PHP programmers should make a minimum of $50/hr, and I get offers
up to $120.

Short-term projects of real high import are the $120/hr variety, and
the longer term projects are typically of the $50-75/hr variety.

This is all from my direct experience, which is questionable at best :-)

-- Mitch
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