Well actually it was much worse then that, the most jr member of the team was making 30% more then the lead as a FTE. When that comes to light it is a big prob

Well actually it was much worse then that, the most jr member of the team was making 30% more then the lead as a FTE. When that comes to light it is a big problem, its the kind of thing that makes the team quit if it goes bad. As was said elsewhere contractor makes sense here, the skill will not be scarce in 6 months so buy it for 6 months at a premium.