On Nov 17, 2011, at 2:51 PM, Rob Marscher wrote: > On Nov 17, 2011, at 2:43 PM, Ronald Bradford wrote: >> Could people give me a sense of the per hour rate for an experienced >> developer these days in New York. > > About $80/hr is the rate I've seen (and paid) to well experienced developers. > We had a pretty lengthy conversation here about it a few months ago which > made it seem like you might be able to find experienced developers charging > as low as $40-50/hr. > > However, I usually like to work with flat rates -- given the project spec and > scope, come up with a rate for the whole project. Because really… the amount > of work that can be done in an hour depends on who's doing it. I.e. I could > charge $40/hr but take 3 times as long as the person charging $80/hr. > > -Rob
I don't live in New York, but I have clients there. I charge $100 per hour, but I usually do more work than I bill. Besides, I usually work on a pre-project basis. A decade ago, I was approached by a potential client who asked me for my rate and I replied $50 per hour. To which he said "I never paid more than $25 per hour -- would you consider working for that?" I answered "Sure, but it's going to take me twice as long to get anything done." He moved on and a year later; we repeated the conversation; and the outcome. He's probably still looking for someone willing to work for half-wages, but isn't smart enough to realize that you usually get what you pay for, but never more. Your rate is relative -- charge as you feel you are worth. Cheers, tedd _____________________ t...@sperling.com http://sperling.com _______________________________________________ New York PHP Users Group Community Talk Mailing List http://lists.nyphp.org/mailman/listinfo/talk http://www.nyphp.org/Show-Participation
