[lbo-talk] Dumb QOTD: What kind of labor produces intellectual property?

[shag carpet bomb]

huh. actually, i was underestimating - probably an outdated formula
for tech writers back in the late 90s. Today, Monster.com advises that
you use this rule of thumb: If you want to make the equivalent of,
say, $50k/year, as a freelancer you need to clear $50/hr

http://career-advice.monster.com/salary-benefits/salary-information/how-much-should-contractors-charge/article.aspx

When technical writers in NYC make $120k writing software manuals,
then I'd say economic journalists like Doug ought to be making
somewhere around the same amount of money. That's a wage slave check
of $60/hr. For a freelancer it would be $120/hr according to the
article above.

MOre power to him.

Nothing's too good for the working class!


> if you're a freelancer, you subtract 1/3 from the hourly rate to get
the equivalent of what a salaried worker makes. that's pretty
standard
> stuff among contractors and usually honored by recruiters with whom
i've spoken.
> the effective rate, therefore, is $40/hr. that's about $80k per
year.
> As far as I am concerned, that's a shit wage for living in NYC.
YMMV.
> for living where I live now? It's not bad, no.
>> On 9/5/2011 5:22 PM, shag carpet bomb wrote:
>>> IN
>>> order to clear a decent wage, let's say $60/hr as a freelancer
>> $60/hr?
>> Sounds great, but you do know the average wage nationwide is about
$23/hr?
>> Maybe $42/hr if you literally divided the whole country's labor hours
>> by
>> the total hours worked.
>> SA
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