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Re:Ask HN: How do you make money on the side in tech? by raihansaputra on Thursday September 23, 2021 @01:13AM (#28625401)
How much do you factor in the risk of not having work (contract expired/cut, etc) in your rates compared to a standard full time job? AFAIK a consultancy company usually have at least 30% overhead on top of the hourly rates they pay to the dev/engineer. Not to mention insurance, retirement savings, etc.
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Re:Ask HN: How do you make money on the side in tech? by brtkdotse on Thursday September 23, 2021 @01:56AM (#28625591)
I charge double the fully loaded cost of the average dev salary in Sweden and focus on insurance and pension companies. I’m always booked solid at least a year in advance.
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