# What is your Hourly Worth **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 30, 2010, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-hourly-worth/552047 "2010-08-30T21:17:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9fc348/32.png) [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2010, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-hourly-worth/552047/1 "2010-08-30T21:17:04Z")
Lets keep it @ $ per hour. Monthly salary, divide by 170 hours. If employed, consider burdens for holidays, vacation, workman’s compensation premiums, health premiums etc. Even better if there is a charge out rate to clients for you, use that. Your best highest estimate as to what your client/ employer pays per hour for your services. If you are a house spouse, split your spouse’s total icome/benefits in half. If unemployed, what is your last income/benefits. If self employed, your simple charge out rate. If you are just out of school, please do no respond to the poll. Essentially, what are you drawing out of the macro economy before taxes. This is an anonymous poll. ---
**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2010, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-hourly-worth/552047/2 "2010-08-30T22:12:55Z")
I should probably increase my billing rate. ---
**Author:** ![Girl\_From\_Mars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3da27b/32.png) [@Girl\_From\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Girl_From_Mars)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2010, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-hourly-worth/552047/3 "2010-08-30T22:39:16Z")
Before or after tax? In USD or other currency? ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2010, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-hourly-worth/552047/4 "2010-08-30T22:46:23Z")
I work for a large consulting firm and although I don’t know exactly how much they charge the client for my time, I know it is well over $100 an hour. They charge more than that for junior consultants straight out of college and I am a senior consultant. I only get part of that rate though but it was what I based my answer on. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2010, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-hourly-worth/552047/5 "2010-08-30T22:47:51Z")
$375/hr, but most of my work is contingency fees, which (hopefully) will be higher. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9fc348/32.png) [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2010, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-hourly-worth/552047/6 "2010-08-30T22:49:03Z")
> [@Girl\_From\_Mars](#): > > Before or after tax? In USD or other currency? Before tax, and USD. Canadian is close enough to USD. ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2010, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-hourly-worth/552047/7 "2010-08-30T22:54:07Z")
Answered before I read the poll. I responded with my hourly wage (initially typed that as “rage” – heh). However, I get billed out at well over $100/hr. ---
**Author:** ![GHO57](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/df788c/32.png) [@GHO57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GHO57)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2010, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-hourly-worth/552047/8 "2010-08-30T23:07:04Z")
We counting company cars, housing, and living stipends as income? ---
**Author:** ![The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9fc348/32.png) [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2010, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-hourly-worth/552047/9 "2010-08-30T23:14:27Z")
> [@GHO57](#): > > We counting company cars, housing, and living stipends as income? yes ---
**Author:** ![GHO57](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/df788c/32.png) [@GHO57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GHO57)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2010, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-hourly-worth/552047/10 "2010-08-30T23:30:38Z")
I’m estimating it as $72 and a bit/h ---
**Author:** ![Rand\_Rover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/db5fbb/32.png) [@Rand\_Rover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rand_Rover)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2010, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-hourly-worth/552047/11 "2010-08-30T23:48:04Z")
Yeah, for professionals that bill their time, the hourly rate charged to clients and the hourly rate computed as montly salary divided by 170 are going to yield vastly different numbers, and with the higher one being different for different people. However, given that your poll tops out at a hundred lousy bucks, my answer is the same computed both ways. ---
**Author:** ![Critical\_Mass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f1d935/32.png) [@Critical\_Mass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Critical_Mass)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2010, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-hourly-worth/552047/12 "2010-08-30T23:49:43Z")
Hmmm, What my employer makes because of me is necessarily more than what they pay me in wages and benefits. I’ll put in what I earn as wages rather than what the company bills me out for. ---
**Author:** ![Pai325](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Pai325](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pai325)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2010, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-hourly-worth/552047/13 "2010-08-31T00:05:55Z")
Almost $25 an hour. I’m a teacher. ---
**Author:** ![Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spectre_of_pithecanthropus/32/12343_2.png) [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2010, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-hourly-worth/552047/14 "2010-08-31T01:40:47Z")
Closing at OP’s request. (Duplicate) ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2010, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-hourly-worth/552047/15 "2010-08-31T04:22:10Z")
Reopened. Closed wrong duplicate thread. ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2010, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-hourly-worth/552047/16 "2010-08-31T04:28:03Z")
Based on my last two checks, looks like about 30. It varies quite a bit though since a chunk of my income is commission. Bah, forgot to include workers comp, health insurance and all that. It’s quite a bit higher with those things included. The $30 estimate was just cash compensation. ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2010, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-hourly-worth/552047/17 "2010-08-31T04:43:06Z")
I work a lot of hours per week. I make under $10/hour if I work more than 100 hours a paycheck. ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2010, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-hourly-worth/552047/18 "2010-08-31T05:41:50Z")
Looking at the bell curve we have going here I’ll have to give this thread a huge :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spectre_of_pithecanthropus/32/12343_2.png) [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2010, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-hourly-worth/552047/19 "2010-08-31T05:57:52Z")
> [@samclem](#): > > Reopened. > > Closed wrong duplicate thread. My apologies to the OP. I went where the link in the report led me, which was this thread, and closed it. Carry on.