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A comment on Ask HN: How to get higher paying contracts?.

Re:Ask HN: How to get higher paying contracts? by scarface74 on Monday July 23, 2018 @06:59PM (#17596725)
Work with recruiters. They will take their cut but you should still be able to make more than $40-$50 an hour and if you are a W2 contractor you can probably get cheaper health insurance working through them.

But why are you contracting at all if those are the rates you are getting? If you live in a major metropolitan area in the US, you could make much more as a permanent employee and get benefits.

Again work with local recruiters who specialize in tech.

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Re:Ask HN: How to get higher paying contracts? by motivatednoobie on Monday July 23, 2018 @07:24PM (#17596876)
My only requirement is I'm looking for remote roles. I don't mind going in to the office a few times a week but would love a remote component.

Recruiters usually have more onsite roles.

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Re:Ask HN: How to get higher paying contracts? by scarface74 on Monday July 23, 2018 @07:36PM (#17596936)
My experience is that makes things harder. A lot of companies want to do “rural sourcing”. Where they outsource so they can get cheaper domestic labor in lower cost of living areas by hiring remote workers.
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