[dba-Tech] Full-Time v. Contract

On Jan 10, 2008 12:04 PM, Arthur Fuller <fuller.artful at gmail.com> wrote:
 Does anyone have any useful tips on how to calculate a salaried position v.
> a contract? Obviously a contract should pay more, since there are no
> benefits (dental plan, holidays, etc.), but I've been a contractor for ages
> and lately have been asked if I'd take a position instead. I can see the
> merits to switching, but I can also see downsides. Let's assume for the sake
> of simple argument that your contract wage is $100/hr, and that the position
> offers $x + dental plan, 3 weeks holidays, the opportunity to take a course
> or two a year at company expense, etc., not to mention the illusion of
> permanence. Fact is, I don't think that I've ever worked 49 weeks in a row
> as a contractor. So the simple calculation of 40 * 50 * 100 misses the mark
> by a wide margin.
>
> Any rules of thumb? Any on-line calculators for this sort of thing?

Where I work, they use salary + 42% for benefits and leave.

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