The standard cut is 10-20% when the agency is only referring a person to the client and doing nothing. Working at an outsourcing firm or sweat shop, these can

The standard cut is 10-20% when the agency is only referring a person to the client and doing nothing. Working at an outsourcing firm or sweat shop, these can take a 30-40% cut but they do other things besides just referring a person. Often they take care of a full project from start to finish or they provide a complete development team.