As an independent, maybe you can push it up towards 70% if you're in demand, but that would be a stretch for most people. If a consultant gets enough billable hours to fill half that time, then you're doing a good job.
Not everyone is cut out for that.Ī normal work year is around 2000 hours (50 weeks times 40 hours a week.a couple weeks off for vacation is the minimum).īut you cannot possibly bill for all that time. I can tell you this math above is not right.īesides that.understand there's a huge difference between being a competent developer, and being a competent consultant who can talk to people, understand their needs and put your neck on the line to deliver results. if you were working full-time i would say $55K per year at the very minimum, you are worth more than that! and i'm sure some people here would say my minimum is too low :-)ġ0 years ago I helped start a web development and consulting company. but if you have 7 years of Drupal experience, you should definitely be on the higher end of the scale. and i don't work full-time either.Ī lot is going to depend on your experience, and who you end up working for, and what kind of business they do.
i charge $55-60 per hour as a consultant but that's only for "billable hours", so if you add in time i can't charge for (estimates, administration, time spent on projects on fixed quote that are already over budget) it probably comes to more like $35-45 per hour. I myself am working as a consultant charging by the hour, rather than on salary and i have no idea what salary i would make if i was working for someone else (it's been years since i've done that). I agree with #1, the range of values is pretty wide.
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