OT : Need to determine what the going rate is for a junior programmer

[Joseph Sinclair]

salary.com
There's a quick ballpark value you can get for free, and you can pay a moderate fee ($99) to get detailed information including W4/1099 breakdowns and secondary factors for a single job.
For your case select the "salary wizard" on the front page, enter the job title ("Programmer" or "Software Engineer") and a ZIP code, when the results list comes up check the description until you find one that matches your experience expectations, then choose the "For Employers" results link.
You'll get ballpark general data right up front, and a link to buy the full detailed report (which asks a lot more questions to match your job requirements better) if it looks like you have the right result (or you can back up and try another title if you don't think you have the right job title).

I've been using it for years to benchmark the general market for various positions.

keith smith wrote:
> 
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I need to find a helper and
> need to determine what the going rate is for a junior programmer with
> a year or two of experience, maybe more.� He or she would need
> all the normal skills, PHP, MySql, CSS, JavaScript, XHTML, some AJAX
> exposure using a common library like MooTools or jQuery.� Extras
> that would be a plus : Drupal, payment gatway, some LAMP skills.
> 
> I need to determine what fair compensation would be for someone like
> this on a 1099 - full-time retainer without any benefits except 4
> weeks of paid vacation a years and 6 paid holidays.� This is a
> work on your own type of gig and you can flex your time to some
> degree.� Would like this person to be available most of the day
> and they need to be willing to answer their phone or call back in a
> timely   manner and respond to emails in a timely manner.� There
> would be a need to be on call some of the time.� I have been the
> only one on call (24/7) for 3 years and I have had 1 time where I
> needed to work into the early morning to deal with something.�
> The other 2 times I had to deal with something for an hour or so in
> the evening.
> 
> This person would work with me and would need to
> be in the East Valley so we could get together on a weekly bases or
> when we need to work face to face.� In the beginning I would
> want to spend more time working together because there is a lot to
> learn about our system.
> 
> It is a great gig working with a very
> successful virtual company which does all it's business online.
> 
> I will post the job once I put together more of the particulars.�
> 
> Just need some input on compensation at this point.
> 
> Thanks
> for your feed back!
> 
> ------------------------
> 
> Keith Smith


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