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To the independent contractors out there...How much do you usually average per hour when being paid per lines? I just recently took a job a new company, what they offered in cpl seemed to be decent, but once I got working the software they use is extremely hard to get a good line count. It seems I just keep typing (and/or edit for the SR) away, but the lines take forever to add up. I think we are paid 72 characters for line, no spaces, no headers/footers, and you have to enter all that stuff in cause it doesn't automatically pull it in...
ANYWAYS to the point...I am averaging about 9.00/hour give or take a few on some days but now after deducting for all the taxes, plus extra I have to pay as an IC, my take home pay is close to nothing. I can either pay bills or pay taxes, but am definitely not making enough for both. I want to ask for more money, but I wanted to see what other IC contractors are working for first.
Just FYI..I'm not a new MT, been doing this for 20+ years, so I'm seasoned and not a slowpoke... I'm just new at IC.