RE: [PHP] Pricing for PHP programming???

I have an engineering background with 10yrs consulting experience and have seen many different type of fee structures (fixed project rate, hourly, percentage, profit-share etc.) The typical formula for determining rate is 2-3 times salary. The multiplier covers G&A + a little profit margin. For example, a salaried employee getting $25/hr is equivalent to a consultant charging $50-75 or more an hour. There is a BIG difference between consultant, contract and employee:: - A true consultant is self sufficient, independant of the client and bears their own infrastructure costs (phone, office space/rent, software, computers & equipment, invoicing accounting, training etc.); - Employee gets paid regardless; - Employees are entitled to holidays, benifits and possibly overtime; - Employees get training on paid company time; - Employee assumes little or no liability for their actions (very important difference); - Employee doesn't have to worry about all the "other" stuff. - Contract is somewhere between consultant and employee (big grey area here). Regards, - Scott There is no fixed rate or specific formula, it all depends on the marketplace and proficiency. > > This thread has really fired up my desire to go the states.... US$80 > > an hour for php.... daaaaaaaaaaaamn, that's a shitload more than I > > make here, which is more like US$20/hr > > Remember though, if you're on a salary you'll get less an hour for > ANYTHING (not just PHP) but it'll at least be consistent... > > Jason > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > > -- -------------------------------------- Scott A. Gerhardt P.Geo. Gerhardt Information Technologies scott@gerhardt-it.com --------------------------------------