This sounds rather high, unless the work is extremely complicated. And with the tech economy being the way it is, you should be happy to be getting $40/hour for the vast majority of consulting jobs out there. ~M On Thu, 28 Feb 2002, Gilbert T. Gutierrez, Jr. wrote: > You should be able to find a consulting firm or a quality consultant for > about $125/hr. You may be able to find someone of quality at $100/hr but I > would not bet on it. I would not hire anyone that charges less than > $100/hr, unless the work is very basic or you are trying to contract this > consultant with a long term contract and guaranteed work.