Kenat, it does look like low $30's/hour is not uncommon around here, as well. The problem with these contracting agencies is that they pay as if you are going direct, but their benefits are quite undesirable (expensive healthcare and very bad 401k program, and no holiday/vacation days). They...
Thank you very much for all of the responses. My last job, I was bringing in about 20% more salary as a result of being a contractor, and it made up for the lack of healthcare and PTO/holiday.
This next job, however, it looks like they will offer only as much as I would normally get...
Thank you for the response.
In this case, I am talking about working through a contracting house (who will supply me my W-2), so administrative and tax issues are the same. The only difference is that I need to pay for my own benefits (vision, dental, healthcare), and I would not receive any...
For someone in my field with my experience, I can normally expect around 75K base salary (plus benefits). However, when I look for contracting jobs that charge hourly rates, I see rates all over the map.
For instance, at my last job where 3 of us had very similar skills and experiences, I knew...
