Do You Make $60/hr for Programming? 181
azzkicker asks: "I was reading some AP articles on offshoring. It talks about the struggles of out-of-work programmers and the shifting of jobs overseas [in the US]. Part way through one article it says: 'The average programmer commands $60 an hour in the United States, six times the rate in India.' I don't disagree with the Indian rate (USD $80/day, $400/week, $20,800/year gross), but what is with the US rate (USD $480/day, $2400/week, $124,000/year gross)? I know that programmers are billed out at high rates, but most of my programmer friends in Midwest, USA (years of experience and CS degrees) don't even see $50K/year. What is the actual rate most programmers see? Do you see $60/hr? Is the US rate misleading corporations into outsourcing?" Does offshoring really save corporations that much money?
$54k (Score:1, Informative)
I used to make just over $100K salary (Score:3, Informative)
Seems low (Score:3, Informative)
Of course, I only see ~1/5 of that as my hourly wage, they get the rest of it for overhead/insurance/profit/etc.
I work for $30-$100/hr, avg around $40 (Score:1, Informative)
I wouldn't have a problem charging $60/hr for certain jobs depending on how quickly it needs to get done.
I've cleaned up after many an offshore programmer (but some are pretty damn good).
Contractors do... (Score:3, Informative)
So, yes, contract programmers are making that much. Permanent employees are not.
Re:rule of thumb (Score:3, Informative)
Benefits in India (Score:3, Informative)
Here's what GE Global Research [ge.com] offers in benefit packages to American [ge.com] , Indian [ge.com] and Chinese [ge.com] employees. Again, you can see that there are significant savings in benefit costs.
Re:$35/hr for C++ contract in Portland, OR (Score:3, Informative)
That's what I'm seeing here too... $35/hr for C++ contract work. No benefits. Who would've believed it 3 or 4 years ago?
Hey, who moved my paneer?