[Info-vax] HP contract paying a whopping $55/hr on-site in Irvine CA

[seasoned_geek]

On Nov 24, 3:20 pm, billg... at cs.uofs.edu (Bill Gunshannon) wrote:
>
> Your joking, right?  52K in California wasn't enough to live under
> a bridge when I used to travel out there on business and that was
> over 25 years ago.  I think the lease on a cardboard box out there
> starts at $1500/month.
>

If you can force yourself into a "studio" at a place like Oakwood,
mashed into a building with terrorists crammed 8 deep to a room, you
can find corporate housing for $5500/month.  A one bedroom from a
corporate housing company which won't let body slammers stack vacation
visa workers 8 deep to a room start at $6500/month (at least two
months ago when I last checked).

Let us not forget that you will also be paying income tax in two
states.

55*2000 = 110,000
6500*12 = 78,000
net   32,000 before taxes

I hope you don't eat much or have a mortgage where you currently live.

Oh, don't worry, you won't make much more if you happen to find an
Oakwood which hasn't been overrun by vacation visa workers stacked 8
deep to a room.

55*2000 = 110,000
5500*12 = 66,000
net 44,000 before taxes

In the midwest, where the cost of living is comparatively low,
standard billing rates for OpenVMS people are 75-90/hr without
specialized skills like ACMS and Web service calls.  Standard rates
for those same people are 110-148/hr in CA due to the massive increase
in cost of living.  Here in IL, corporate housing around Chicago (the
highest we have) is roughly $3000/month.  The highest end is $3500/
month.

75*2000 = 150,000
3500 * 12 = 42,000
net  108,000 before taxes.