Re: Free Lance Rates in Chicago

[jarnopol -at- Interaccess -dot- com]

George Hook is wondering why he's getting the silent treatment on the phone 
when he quotes his rate at $85 an hour in Chicago.


Because George, only consulting companies, like Spherion, Anderson - or 
whatever it's called these days, and KPMG can get away with charging that 
rate for writers.  And one of the reasons they can is that they guarantee 
the work of their consultants.

Otherwise, for independent writing folk, $50 an hour is the max, and that's 
a bit high.  Check out the Chicago area contracts on HotJobs or 
ComputerJobsChicago and you'll see the going rate is between $30 and $40 an 
hour, sometimes as low as $20 or as high as $45.

Unless you're in a highly specialized area and in great demand I think that 
$85 an hour is a pipe dream.

hth
jarnopol



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