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