Date:         Mon, 30 Apr 2001 09:18:02 -0700
Reply-To:     "William W. Viergever" <wwvierg@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
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From:         "William W. Viergever" <wwvierg@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: Slightly Off-Topic -- Consulting vs. Full-Time Wages
Comments: To: Michael Stuart <muon33@NYC.RR.COM>
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At 04:38 AM 4/28/2001 +0000, Michael Stuart wrote:
>I'm being asked by my closing dot-com employer to stay a little beyond my
>official termination date (at which point my benefits will cease), to do
>some clean up SAS programming and analysis.
>
>Is there a reasonable/standard factor that I should apply to my base hourly
>salary to arrive at a fair amount of pay for this short-term gig?


How about:

Fee = Base Rate * 1.3 (for taxes) * 1.3 (for bennies) * 1.25 (G&A) * 1.2
(profit margin)

HTH


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