Re: Informix Developer Wanted

1. Where you live has a large impact on salary, both due to demand for people as well as cost of living. 2. Salaries vary quite a bit from company to company as well. 3. As far as hourly wages go, if you go through a headhunter, different headhunters take a varying cuts of your hourly wage. I have seen the same position advertised as the max salary being 65 dollars an hour, and a different headhunter said it was 85. (Its a shame I didnt get any of the above) Will In article <3a14bb39$0$19408$7f31c96c@news01.syd.optusnet.com.au>, "Carl Wu" <carlywu@yahoo.com> wrote: > > I visited www.computerjobs.com and the typical hourly rate advertised there > for informix Programmer/Analyst was between $40 to $50 /hour, > I'm really confused by the sharp contrast between what people posted here > and the information I got from the job site. > Can anyone help? > I'm living in Sydney, thinking about going US but not fully convinced yet. > In Sydney the typical rate whould be AU$50-$70 (multiply by 0.52 to convert > into US$) > > Regards, > Carl Wu > > Robert Stuart wrote in message <8v06qh$t22$1@news.xmission.com>... > > > >Where do all the green cards grow? > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Gary Quiring [mailto:garyq@emcosales.com] > >Sent: 15 November 2000 19:15 > >To: informix-list@iiug.org > >Subject: Re: Informix Developer Wanted > > > > > >On 14 Nov 2000 16:19:08 -0800, Ronald Cole <ronald@forte-intl.com> wrote: > > > >>andrew.osler@kenda.com writes: > >>> Rate - $50/hr (W2 or independents only. Sorry, no 1099s) > >> > >>Are things really that bad for Informix consultants in LA? I know > >>some Oracle consultants in the Bay Area that can charge $225/hr and > >>get it! > >I don't think you could find anyone for less than $100 per hour for > >contract work. Most here want $150. We are having a very hard time to > >filling a full time position 4GL programmer in New Jersey for 80k. > > > >Gary Quiring > > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.

On Fri, 17 Nov 2000 16:23:46 GMT, William Rice <ricew@operamail.com> wrote: >1. Where you live has a large impact on salary, both due to demand for >people as well as cost of living. > >2. Salaries vary quite a bit from company to company as well. > >3. As far as hourly wages go, if you go through a headhunter, different >headhunters take a varying cuts of your hourly wage. I have seen the >same position advertised as the max salary being 65 dollars an hour, >and a different headhunter said it was 85. (Its a shame I didnt get any >of the above) > >Will > That's the answer. We had some contractors here a while back through an agency. They were charging $125 hour, and the programmer was only receiving $50 per hour. What a joke to think the agency is getting more than the programmer. Gary Q

Gary Quiring <garyq@emcosales.com> writes: > That's the answer. We had some contractors here a while back through an > agency. They were charging $125 hour, and the programmer was only > receiving $50 per hour. What a joke to think the agency is getting more > than the programmer. The agency may be assuming a lot more risk than the programmer. -- Forte International, P.O. Box 1412, Ridgecrest, CA 93556-1412 Ronald Cole <ronald@forte-intl.com> Phone: (760) 499-9142 President, CEO Fax: (760) 499-9152 My GPG fingerprint: C3AF 4BE9 BEA6 F1C2 B084 4A88 8851 E6C8 69E3 B00B

Ronald Cole wrote in message ... >Gary Quiring <garyq@emcosales.com> writes: >> That's the answer. We had some contractors here a while back through an >> agency. They were charging $125 hour, and the programmer was only >> receiving $50 per hour. What a joke to think the agency is getting more >> than the programmer. > >The agency may be assuming a lot more risk than the programmer. Nothing that a $150 per year liability policy won't cover. Agencies will employ you as a 1099 if you have one .... :) > >-- >Forte International, P.O. Box 1412, Ridgecrest, CA 93556-1412 >Ronald Cole <ronald@forte-intl.com> Phone: (760) 499-9142 >President, CEO Fax: (760) 499-9152 >My GPG fingerprint: C3AF 4BE9 BEA6 F1C2 B084 4A88 8851 E6C8 69E3 B00B

Joanne Dority wrote in message ... > >Ronald Cole wrote in message ... >>Gary Quiring <garyq@emcosales.com> writes: >> >>The agency may be assuming a lot more risk than the programmer. > >Nothing that a $150 per year liability policy won't cover. Agencies will >employ you as a 1099 if you have one .... :) > What does 1099 mean?