I usually end up doing W2 contracting when I'm contracting and I have a network of good recruiters.
W2 contracting means they take care of employment taxes. I am officially working for them.
Recruiters mean that jobs usually just fall in my lap without any major marketing.
I get insurance through my wife.
This makes my calculation much simpler.
2080 total weekday hours
-80 hours paid holidays
-120 hours paid vacation
-120 hours gap in employment.
Desired market based salary * 1.04 (usual 401K match) is the minimum I'll accept.
There is a premium for doing work based on technology I already know well and have experience with vs. using technology I want to learn.
There is also a premium for commute distance, and if it's something I know but really want to avoid (project management, anything dealing with stored procedures, out dated technology, C/C++).
W2 contracting means they take care of employment taxes. I am officially working for them.
Recruiters mean that jobs usually just fall in my lap without any major marketing.
I get insurance through my wife.
This makes my calculation much simpler.
2080 total weekday hours -80 hours paid holidays -120 hours paid vacation -120 hours gap in employment.
Desired market based salary * 1.04 (usual 401K match) is the minimum I'll accept.
There is a premium for doing work based on technology I already know well and have experience with vs. using technology I want to learn.
There is also a premium for commute distance, and if it's something I know but really want to avoid (project management, anything dealing with stored procedures, out dated technology, C/C++).