\_ FWIW, a pimp will typically pay you ~$20-$50/hour, \_ and bill you out at ~$60-$120/hour. I've heard that some charge a flat percentage rate on top of what you get on the order of 20-30%. Also, perm placements usually garner the same percentage range measured against base salary. So, if you're making $50k, that's a nice $10k spike to the recruiter/recruiter's companies bottom line. And then you go and wonder why they only pay you $500 for referals. Oh, did I say that? Bad me, bad bad me. David