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Re:Elven.io – Send an email to get any Python programming jo... by escobar on Saturday July 18, 2015 @06:49PM (#9909280)
Yeah, I do a fair amount of small Python gigs in my free time and $50 seems a bit low to me as well. Just talked to a head hunter the other week, and was told their Python devs are commanding much more than $50/hr. Makes me wonder what was going on behind the curtains here as well.
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Re:Elven.io – Send an email to get any Python programming jo... by x5n1 on Saturday July 18, 2015 @06:50PM (#9909290)
Not just that it's low, it's also a fact that little jobs have more uncovered overhead. It's a new domain that you have to wrap your head around, etc. No body knows right off the top of their head to get everything done. I don't see the pricing as viable.
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Re:Elven.io – Send an email to get any Python programming jo... by kwjoshua on Saturday July 18, 2015 @07:17PM (#9909369)
Could be viable if you don't live in a first world country I think.
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Re:Elven.io – Send an email to get any Python programming jo... by x5n1 on Saturday July 18, 2015 @07:26PM (#9909385)
At 50 dollars your actual earnings will probably be 1/2 to 1/3 of that. So yes I guess you can make a living in the third world at 25/hr or 16/hr.
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Re:Elven.io – Send an email to get any Python programming jo... by icebraining on Saturday July 18, 2015 @07:54PM (#9909472)
Assuming the workers are employed full-time, $25/h is about $4000/month. That's a pretty good salary for an average programmer in Portugal (Europe!), even before taxes.
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Re:Elven.io – Send an email to get any Python programming jo... by escobar on Saturday July 18, 2015 @08:43PM (#9909574)
Yeah, that was my first guess, that the creators aren't in the US, and $50/hr is a good rate for a lot of developers that live in areas with a lower cost of living, etc.
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Re:Elven.io – Send an email to get any Python programming jo... by dlitz on Saturday July 18, 2015 @10:36PM (#9909824)
What about payroll taxes? In most places, your employer pays additional tax on top of your pre-tax salary.
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Re:Elven.io – Send an email to get any Python programming jo... by icebraining on Sunday July 19, 2015 @05:52AM (#9910641)
Apart from the withholding of income tax (which I was already counting), I think they only pay social security (23.75%).

Considering that many professional programmers with a college degree in Software Engineering make ~$1300/m (net), the remaining $2700 is plenty to cover all taxes and expenses for both parties.

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Re:Elven.io – Send an email to get any Python programming jo... by vijayr on Saturday July 18, 2015 @09:12PM (#9909647)
How much is "much more than $50/hr"?
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