Valuing ourselves

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 I agree, Fenton.? That's a good rule of thumb. ? A tech could figure the hourly wage he wants to make (adding up mortage, bills, ect), then multiply it by four to arrive at the hourly rate he should charge.??? Bob.?? 


 


 

-----Original Message-----
From: Fenton Murray <fmurray at cruzio.com>
To: Pianotech List <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Thu, 14 Feb 2008 1:01 pm
Subject: Re: Valuing ourselves
















I hope you work 30 billable hours a week if you're working full time; 
that's $1950


Guys,


Something to consider. I don't think it a stretch to say we work 1 hour of 
unbilled time for each hour billed. Driving, scheduling, book keeping, ect. So 
30 hours billed can mean a 60 hour week. Then, half our pay goes for retirement, 
insurance, vacation, sick leave, advertising, supplies, ect. My point is our pay 
is divided in half then in half again when compared to a employee with out those 
obligations. So, for us to have the same income as say a factory worker, we need 
4 time the hourly pay. Their $25. per hour is equal to our $100. per hour. Do 
you keep 25% of your pay, I know I don't.


Fenton





 


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