> you are paying $75 an hour for the lowliest apprentice. > But you go on Reddit, and the poor schlubs in the rest of the country are making <$20 an hour to st

> you are paying $75 an hour for the lowliest apprentice. > But you go on Reddit, and the poor schlubs in the rest of the country are making <$20 an hour to start. These are not inconsistent at all. The poor schlubs in New England might also be making under $20 per hour. The contractor is taking the rest (and paying quite a bit of it in insurance costs). Some of it is justified, in that the "lowliest apprentice" will have to have her work checked, and possibly re-done. A risk premium. Also, that "lowliest apprentice" is getting her $20 even when not on billable work. She might only be doing paying jobs half of her time.