Below are current Cut-off Wages for computer specialists from the New York
State Department of Labor. These are not some extravagant rates. These are
rates that the NYS DOL considers so low that if you are unemployed and someone
offers you work below this rate, you can refuse the job without losing your
unemployment insurance. Needless to say, nobody with a brain will work for
cut-off wages, these are just examples of absolute rock-bottom rates.
Occupation Cut-off Wage
Computer Programmers $31.77
Computer Software Engineers $35.79
Computer Support Specialists $24.30
The above hourly rates are for full-time work. For less than 40 hours/week, the
rates have to be proportionately higher. For example, if you are a "Computer
Programmer", the hourly cut-off wage is $31.77 but the corresponding yearly
wage is $74,626.00.
To Susanna:
This is a professional PHP community and frankly, your $10/hour for part-time
work is inappropriate to the point of being insulting. You may think that an
offer is just an offer and those who don't like it could simply pass on by, but
I'd rather not see this online space turn into a craigslist ghetto with its
infamous "looking for someone to build me a YouTube/Ebay combo for $1,000" ads.
To fellow PHP developers:
I know we are all flooded with work and don't necesarily have time for
nonsense, but let's try and take care of each other. Save this link for the DOL
minimum wages page and let unethical would-be clients know when they've crossed
the line. For sample language, please refer to the No Spec project which
contains lots of great examples like this.
Sincerely
Rada Lapsker
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