Hourly Wage Debates

Users calculate and debate effective hourly rates for jobs, freelancing, or services, questioning if they represent fair compensation compared to typical wages.

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Sample Comments

quickthrower2 Dec 28, 2022 View on HN

Wow, so is it like $40h vs $480/h?

surething123 Feb 14, 2020 View on HN

Your time must sure be valuable, at roughly $192 an hour ;)

whimsicalism May 7, 2024 View on HN

Paid how much? 15 hours is over a thousand dollars - probably closer to 2 or more

ttoinou Feb 11, 2020 View on HN

for 80 USD/hour, more than 12 hours of work :) ?

ipnon Aug 4, 2025 View on HN

Why not $250/hr? Or $2,500/hr?

hmate9 Feb 1, 2016 View on HN

Can you please explain how $100/hr is not enough? Do you work 5 minutes a day?

quellhorst Apr 24, 2009 View on HN

I like how the pricing per hour is more than most people make. '$24.35 per hour'

chipotle_coyote Jul 10, 2019 View on HN

You're underpaid at $200 an hour?

bjornsing Jul 3, 2022 View on HN

62.50 GBP = 75.7 USD per hour is “incredibly high”…?

collinmanderson May 17, 2019 View on HN

In fact, it's actually only about $50/hr.