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I've been working a consulting contract for the last 4 months or so and I am definitely under-billing and over-delivering big time. I'm charging $58/hour for D
by jononomo 3y ago
I've been working a consulting contract for the last 4 months or so and I am definitely under-billing and over-delivering big time. I'm charging $58/hour for Django development and I've built these guys a nice backend with a rock-solid test suite. I also have almost 20 years experience as a software developer now, and I'm giving them high-level design and architectural guidance as well. I have no idea what they'd do without me at this point. I like the flexibility, but I think I'll need to start making a bit more money soon. It is just such a headache going through the whole interview process, though.
- Shocka1 3y agoWhy not try to work for the company you are consulting with, but negotiate a raise in your hourly rate? You've basically already served a probationary period, and if you've shown how good you are it should be a no brainer for them. $70 to $100 an hour or $140k to $200k a year would be reasonable given your experience level, of course depending on the cost of living justification.
- jononomo 3y agoYeah, I think I'm easily worth $85/hour, maybe even $115/hour. But I don't want to try to negotiate until I have another $10k of savings and I have a couple of leads elsewhere so that I have a bit more bargaining power.