I wondered about that too, but that's what's printed.

>Hey Craig,
>
>This smells funny. I can believe the VB and VFP rates because a lot of people undercharge or accept low rates for long-term assignments. But to have the VC++ rate about 30% lower than the VB/VFP rate? Something ain't right there.
>
>Anyhow, thanks for the link and the info.
>
>>I just received the January issue of "Contract Programmer" magazine. The cover story is the 2000 Rate Survey. These are national averages for the US:
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>>Visual FoxPro (yes, it was a separate category)
>>Contract: $48.67 hourly which is $93,446 annual
>>Corporate: $62,000 annual
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>>Visual Basic
>>Contract: $48.93 hourly which is $93,946 annual
>>Corporate: $56,000 annual
>>
>>VC++
>>Contract: $34.67 hourly which is $66,566 annual
>>Corporate: $62,000 annual
>>
>>SQL Server
>>Contract: $55.07 hourly which is $105, 734 annual
>>Corporate: $63,000 annual
>>
>>You can get more information on this survey at www.cpuniverse.com.