Which developer in a first world country has 30k a month in salary? $1000 a day is beyond ridiculous!
For a qualified contractor? $100 per billable hour is extremely reasonable. They're not on the clock all the time. When I did consulting work (not writing software but tech-related) I charged way more than that although it was usually based on jobs rather than hours.
ADDED: And, if you're contracting through a larger firm, they're adding various overheads associated with managing the project, etc.
Re:On paying for software
by user5994461 on Monday June 11, 2018 @03:06PM
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They are standard rates for contracting and outsourcing firms.
500 euro a day is about 100k a year, accounting for 200 work days in a year.
Remove the margin of the firm, pension, healthcare, sick leave, company taxes, office costs, benefits... and what's left is the gross salary.
> No individual can pay that much and the develop should rather get a day job
You could create a cooperative of users that hires one or two developers to work for all of them.
Expect over a 1000 dollars per day for a qualified developer in a first world location.
Point being. No individual can pay that much and the develop should rather get a day job unless the software has high earning potential.