I am a self-employed contractor.  I previously worked in CA, Silicon Vally
nearly 4 years ago.
I was making $40/hr and had 2 room mates.  The reason I moved out of California
was I knew without my two rommates making a living would be difficult.  If I
had to relocat to CA for a job
I couldn't consider it for less than $75.00/Hr.


Tony Furnivall wrote:

> At 09:30 AM 9/25/98 -0700, Greg wrote:
> > Need knowledge of COBOL and HP3000. Powehouse would be very nice.
> >
> > Work is in Roseville, California.
> > Pay rate depends on experience from $30-60/hour.
>
> Greg is honest enough to put the rate he wants to pay in his post. But
> realistically, he is not likely to attract anyone who hasn't already seen
> any local ads in Roseville. Think about it for a moment.
> Someone looking for this type of work is going to need to relocate to
> Roseville (or else work remotely, which is mentioned as an option), and I
> just don't think this can be done realistically at those rates. I know
> $60/hour can translate into a goodly chunk'o'change, but not enough to
> support the acquisition of a decent home (read house) in CA, and that's the
> high end. Salaried people are making $30!
>
>  I know this is a problem, but I'd be interested in hearing (off line,
> possibly) from other contractors) about their take on this rate, and the
> asspciated problems.
>
> Tony