saw a competitors contract the other day. this "competitor" has 5 trucks, heavy equipment, top of the line stuff. his hourly rate on his contract was.....$35 per man hour. what a joke. how the hell do u people make any money?
This is all conjecture below but look at this way.bobbygedd said:saw a competitors contract the other day. this "competitor" has 5 trucks, heavy equipment, top of the line stuff. his hourly rate on his contract was.....$35 per man hour. what a joke. how the hell do u people make any money?
Wow, my whole post went right over your head. :hammerhead: :hammerhead:bobbygedd said:pga- spoken like a true amatuer. those guys are on the timeclock, aint they, for the ride over? those guys are on the timeclock, aint they, when they have to stop and pee. those guys are on the timeclock, aint they, loading and unloading the equipment? matching taxes, accounting/payroll fees......smarten up kid.....$35 an hour will send you to the poor house
Question #1...Nobobbygedd said:pga- spoken like a true amatuer. those guys are on the timeclock, aint they, for the ride over? those guys are on the timeclock, aint they, when they have to stop and pee. those guys are on the timeclock, aint they, loading and unloading the equipment? matching taxes, accounting/payroll fees......smarten up kid.....$35 an hour will send you to the poor house
Does it matter? I charge (and get) $55/hr tho...:weightlifter: :usflag:PGA said:Ok bobby, how much do you charge an hour when you go out on a job solo?
no YOU BETTER smarten up. unless u have those guys working non stop on site all day long, every day, you''ll get your but whoopedSplicer said:Question #1...No
#2...No
#3...Yes
You better smarten up bobby...If they put 4 guys on the job for 1 hour that is $140/hr...Pay each man $10/hr and you just made $100/hr, well above your $1/minute...Damn near twice that...and he didn't have to lift a finger...top that:hammerhead:
when i go solo? it can vary anywhere from $50-$150 an hour. BUT, genius, on myself, i don't pay- matching payroll taxes, workman's comp, or payroll fees. when u get employees, you'll understand, till then, don't even tryPGA said:Ok bobby, how much do you charge an hour when you go out on a job solo?
Obviously it does. Youre charging $55.00 an hour. How much are you bringing home? You can drop over 30% of that right off the bat for taxes. IF youre doing it legally. Now your down to $38.00. Then knock off expenses like gas, insurance, maintenance. Your probably bringing home $25.00 an hour.Splicer said:Does it matter? I charge (and get) $55/hr tho...:weightlifter: :usflag:
I'm legal buddy...insurance, workmans comp, the works:weightlifter: ...You obviously do not know what it takes to make a living. If you think a guy charging $35/hr is doing better than a guy charging $55/hr, you don't know math too well...not to mention that when you are legit expenses come out of the company, NOT my pocket...PGA said:Obviously it does. Youre charging $55.00 an hour. How much are you bringing home? You can drop over 30% of that right off the bat for taxes. IF youre doing it legally. Now your down to $38.00. Then knock off expenses like gas, insurance, maintenance. Your probably bringing home $25.00 an hour.
Remember, this is all if youre doing it LEGALLY.
And would you look at that. That 25.00 is less then the guy charging $35.00 a man hour in my other scenario.
50k is poverty buddy.JJLandscapes said:bobbby first time im not agreeing with you
if he working 40 hours a week he mking "72k a year" not many jobs out there paying 72k a year and if he has 5 trucks all day im sure he making more money than you or I with only 1 route charging more hourly
not everyone for some reason is out there to become filthy rich they are happy making $50k a year and living a basic life
Slow down buddy. I never said you werent doing it legally. Im not attacking you at all. Im trying to explain how this is working. There is nothing wrong with my math. Go back and reread what I posted. All scenarios and companies are different.Splicer said:I'm legal buddy...insurance, workmans comp, the works:weightlifter: ...You obviously do not know what it takes to make a living. If you think a guy charging $35/hr is doing better than a guy charging $55/hr, you don't know math too well...not to mention that when you are legit expenses come out of the company, NOT my pocket...
Deductions, deductions, deductions...
Actually its not. I believe the poverty line is somewhere around $9,000 a year.bobbygedd said:50k is poverty buddy.
Again, you are no business man charging to get to the job. You are a thief when that happens. You are robbing the client...bobbygedd said:excuse me? you charge the client hourly, FOR THE TIME SPENT ON THIER PROPERTY, not the travel time, etc. smarten up
yea maybe in beverly hills but if husband and wife both making 50k a year they making 100k total incase ur math is a lil badbobbygedd said:50k is poverty buddy.