I imagine at that price point either: 1) The skill set is rare enough that the only choice for the company is to hire a contractor 2) The company only needs t

I imagine at that price point either: 1) The skill set is rare enough that the only choice for the company is to hire a contractor 2) The company only needs the skill-set for a short period of time, i.e it doesn't make sense to hire someone who'll cost 300k/year when you only really need them for three months