Gene:

In the Philippines it's around US$3 per hour.

Maybe i should migrate to the USA or UK :) ?

>>Hi all,
>>I've recently been offered a job to convert a company's existing FoxPro
>2.6 DOS applications using 2 digit years over to something more y2k
>friendly. I've never been paid for my FoxPro work before,
>>and I don't know what I should charge. What is the going rate for Fox
>programmers? I'm looking for an hourly rate I can use as a basis for my bid
>on the job. The job will consist of converting all data to mm/dd/yyyy
>format and making sure all fields on forms and reports are big enough, and
>any other date issues I can resolve. My testing shows FoxPro 2.6 to be
>able to handle y2k issues, but I don't know if it is fully y2k compliant.
>Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Mike
>
>If you have
>SET CENTURY ON
>all of your date text boxes will display in YYYY format.
>You would just have to make sure that each field is wide
>enough for input. (That's the beauty of OOP, you would
>have only had to change the text box once.)
>
>The going rate is from $20-$55 around here (Columbus, Ohio).
>Not only does experience play a part in your rate. I've
>seen some pretty crappy beginner VFP programmers charge $55.
>
>The more you want to work the lower your rate. If you only
>want to work 7-8 months a year raise the rate to $55 and
>you won't have many clients that hire you. And if you
>charge $55/hour and your not what you think you are,
>your fired quickly (at least I've fired people quickly).