They'll pay more for contract work because you'll end up picking up the taxes and paying for your own benefits out of that. I assume they'll take you on as a 10

They'll pay more for contract work because you'll end up picking up the taxes and paying for your own benefits out of that. I assume they'll take you on as a 1099 contractor, which means you will have to pay all your own taxes at the end of the year. Make sure to budget for that, it's easy to forget you'll have to cough up 15% or so in taxes the next year.