Re: Salary Survey from STC

Subject: Re: Salary Survey from STC
From: K R Wolfe <keith -at- MERGE -dot- COM>
Date: Wed, 10 Jun 1998 13:45:32 -0500

I'm no freelance contractor, but...
$48 an hour minus retirement, equipment costs ($$$), health care,
out-sourcing costs, office space, marketing costs, etc....

It seems to me that this probably drops the 48/hr figure quite a bit.

I don't think it's a stupid topic, but you have to look at it from all sides.

This is just my opinion, I could be wrong.
kw



At 1:10 PM 6/10/98, Taylor, Steve wrote:
>Original comments below...my response.
>
>Chart 3 indicates an average national contracting rate of 48.50. The average
>person works 2008 hours a year. That is $97,388. If that's low, I am doing
>something wrong.
>
>Dallas has an average figure of $41, but we have a lower standard of living
>cost that east coast or west coast. That is $82328 per annum. There are no
>tech writers I know that make that kind of money. There are probably some
>web masters/programmers making that...but.
>
>------------------------------------------------------------
>Steve Taylor
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>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Scott Miller [SMTP:smiller -at- CORP -dot- PORTAL -dot- COM]
>> Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 1998 1:06 PM
>> To: TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU
>> Subject: Re: Salary Survey from STC
>>
>> Are we looking at the same survey? 1997? STC? Those salaries are wayyyyy
>> low. Also, where does the 100K come from that you mention? The highest
>> number I found was 74,850, which is for senior management at the 90th
>> percentile. As if!
>>
>> - Scott Miller
>> smiller -at- portal -dot- com
>>
>> ---------------------------------------------
>> > I agree with Mark. I looked at that survey, and found, in my
>> > experience over
>> > the last two years, the salaries quoted there aren't median, but
>> > high-end.
>> > I don't know of any of my contemporaries who are earning that kind of
>> > money.
>> > I know of database programmers who might, but not technical writers...
>> >
>> > I found the same with the local chapter's salary survey. The figures
>> > seemed
>> > high.
>> >
>> > I think if we did our own unofficial survey, we'd find things
>> > different. How
>> > many technical writers out there, either independent or otherwise, who
>> > make
>> > 100K a year (gross)? Remember, according to the survey, that's a
>> > median,
>> > which means half of all salaries are higher...not in Dallas, there
>> > aren't.
>> >
>>
>> ~
>>
>




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