>>I just noticed a rather low paying job in the jobs section.
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>>Luis Guzman must be a bigger chronic-optimist than most developers if he thinks he can get even a Junior VFP Programmer (on a six-month contract) for 11 USD per hour.
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>>Are things really this bad?
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>So, what would you expect to receive? Of course, I know that salaries vary a lot, but I am just asking for a rough estimate - in Bolivia, we would consider US$ 11 an hour a handsome salary!

Given:
- the number of hours per week (40)
- length of contract(6 months)
- location (Miami, Florida - which if it is like the typical large U.S. city, will not be a cheap place to live)
- position - junior.
- type of client - government / legal sector.
- absence of any benefitsand job security.

I would have to say anything from 25 to 35 USD per hour.