When a piano tuner determines his hourly wage, does he figure in getting paid for the labor, the paid holidays, the paid vacation, the medical insurance, the retirement funding, the salesman, the marketing dept., the bookkeeper, the scheduler? The income should reflect paying all these people. Or should most of these people work for free? ---Tom Gorley There actually is a "formula" how to determine what an hourly rate should be to pay the bills and allow you a life style you want. The formula takes into account insurance, driving time, retirement, etc., etc. What ever that rate you come up with should be charged for all the work you do. I disagree with William about changing the rate with regard to difficulty, hazards, etc. But if he is comfortable doing that, that's his right. Wim -----Original Message----- From: Qshooterq <Qshooterq at aol.com> To: pianotech <pianotech at ptg.org> Sent: Wed, Jul 21, 2010 8:51 pm Subject: Re: [pianotech] Charging by job, or by hour? When a piano tuner determines his hourly wage, does he figure in getting paid for the labor, the paid holidays, the paid vacation, the medical insurance, the retirement funding, the salesman, the marketing dept., the bookkeeper, the scheduler? The income should reflect paying all these people. Or should most of these people work for free? ---Tom Gorley In a message dated 7/21/10 9:49:40 PM, bill at a440piano.net writes: ??Formula?? Hours x Hourly wage = price Thing is, hours is variable from one piano to another so there are additions/subtractions, and my skill is reflected in my hourly wage. Of course it's not arbitrary, no one has suggested that. Not me, not Jack, not anyone. We each determine a cost of a job in our own way, reflecting our own experiences and skill levels, either as a straight hourly rate or some configuration that involves hours, difficulties, hazards, etc., etc. Just because I don't understand how Jack or anyone else arrives at their prices, doesn't invalidate them. ??Formula?? Hours x Hourly wage = price Thing is, hours is variable from one piano to another so there are additions/subtractions, and my skill is reflected in my hourly wage. Of course it's not arbitrary, no one has suggested that. Not me, not Jack, not anyone. We each determine a cost of a job in our own way, reflecting our own experiences and skill levels, either as a straight hourly rate or some configuration that involves hours, difficulties, hazards, etc., etc. Just because I don't understand how Jack or anyone else arrives at their prices, doesn't invalidate them. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20100722/6ac06bfb/attachment.htm>
This PTG archive page provided courtesy of Moy Piano Service, LLC