Subj : Re: salary scale
To   : G00R00
From : GRYPHON
Date : Thu Jan 31 2019 07:20 pm

On 08/21/14, g00r00 said the following...
 
 g0>  Gr> Wow!  I thought I got paid a bunch, but I only get 1/3 - 1/4 of your
 g0>  Gr> scale. Is that contract work, or salary?
 g0> 
 g0> Its all contract work, but that is the general amount my company is paid
 g0> for me to consult other companies.  I don't take home that amount, as a
 g0> lot of it is skimmed off the top.  I am on salary with a
 g0> utilization/earnings bonus.
 g0> 
 g0> Basically, my consulting group provides medical benefits, gives me people
 g0> to take care of all of the legal work (statements of work, etc), takes my
 g0> taxes out, and of course, they provide me with consistent work.  And if
 g0> they don't they either have to fire me, or still pay me my salary while
 g0> *they* find me work.  In exchange, they take a lot of my billable rate.
 g0> :)
 g0> 
 g0> If I went independent I could get closer to those rates I mentioned, but
 g0> then I have to worry about all of those things.  More money more
 g0> problems.

I see it now.  Yes, I too am a contractor, and my agency does all that for me
too.  I have no idea what my agency charges my clients.  All I know is what
they will pay me.

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