what's the going hourly rate for perl programming?

I'm a fairly proficient Perl programmer. I run a few websites and use Perl quite a bit to add interactivity and make maintenance easier. I don't attempt to make a business out of programming, but have know someone who would like me to do a job and pay by the hour. It will probably take around 7 hours.

What do I charge? I was thinking $20 or $30 an hour. If any of you do freelance work let me know what your going hourly rate is.

Thanks!

This got me interested too...If someone knows the answer, could you please post it???

Thanks.

Hi,
I do freelance programming in perl,cfm,asp,jsp and php.Freelance programmers charges are varies from $20-$80/hour.If you want to get more freelance work then probably you can charge between $30-$40/hour.











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[This message has been edited by Shiju Rajan (edited July 30, 2000).]

As a salaried employee, I figure my 'hourly' rate is about $25/hour as a perl programmer.
For freelancing, $30-$40 should do it.

Thanks for the help guys. I just finished the project: 12 hours at $30 an hour.

Ryan

Not bad :P.

Actually, it depends on your level of programming and what the project is. Regardless, in freelance work you generally charge DOUBLE what YOU would get from a full time employer. A serious programmer should get at least $80 an hour, and up to $200/hr for complex projects.

I do perl/mysql... but I also do web design... I get $50/hr for that... includes html/dhtml/javascript/flash... that's it.

Just charge double of what you would get if you were a full time employee.