What should I charge?

[granty at bellatlantic.net (Grant Young)]

I'd multiply the w-2 hourly rate ($40-50/hour) by 2 or 3 to come up with
a rough approximation.  Depends on the location and expenses, usually
with low expenses and little traveling (or telecommuting) I'd charge
around $80 per hour, if it's a long commute on-site or they're
unpleasant more.  On contract (1099 basis) you've got to cover
self-employment taxes and benefits.  YMMV.  I don't think there's a
magic formula but don't sell yourself short, its easy to leave money on
the table.

On Sun, 2003-09-14 at 18:59, dsr at tao.merseine.nu wrote:
> I have the possibility of contract work coming up. It would generally be
> high-end UNIX system administration; in one case, the potential client
> needs their main systems restored to working order (including a fairly
> complex RAID/LVM subsystem) ASAP. I'm extremely good at the particular
> OS involved.
> 
> I would take a job doing this fulltime for anywhere from $80K to 100K.
> What should I charge as an hourly rate given:
> 
> - I expect that I would like to work for these people again. If I do
>   good work, they might well hire me on a parttime basis.
> 
> - I don't want to undercharge by much, as I need the money.
> 
> Thoughts?
> 
> -dsr- 
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