sasprogrammer@hotmail.com (sas programmer) wrote in message news:<151cd5d2.0211111859.47256b07@posting.google.com>... > Hi all > > Thanks for you're replies. > > I REALISE I MADE A MISTAKE IN MY LAST EMAIL NOT MENTIONING DETAILS AND > THERE WAS A TYPO ALSO. > > HERE'S THE CASE SCENARIO IN A NEW JERSEY PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY > > QUESTION 1 > > THE CONSULTING COMPANY IS CHARGING THE CLIENT $60 PER HOUR AND THE > CONSULTANT IS GETTING $32 PER HOUR WITH BENEFITS LIKE GOOD MEDICAL AND > 27 DAYS OFF (INCLUDES VACATION,SICK,PUBLIC HOLIDAYS) A YEAR ? > IS IT A GOOD DEAL? > IF NOT THEN WHAT IS A GOOD DEAL I.E WHAT SHOULD THE CONSULTANT GET?

It sounds like you're an employee earning about $60,000/year with full benefits. Not an outstanding amount, but not bad either. The fact that your employer provides consulting services to other companies is beside the point.

> QUESTION 2 > > WHAT IS A NOMINAL CUT A CONSULTING COMPANY SHOULD GET FROM THE FEES > PER HOUR CHARGED ON BEHALF OF A CONSULTANT ?

If you're an independent contractor accepting a job through an agency/broker, 30%-40% off the top to the agency seems to be pretty normal around here. If you're an employee, that's rather beside the point - you accept a job paying so much a year.

> QUESTION 3 > > TWO YEARS OF SOLID GLOBAL PHARMA COMPANY EXPERIENCE IN NEW JERSEY, > PLUS A MASTERS DEGREE AND TRAINING IN ALL ASPECTS OF SAS FROM SAS > INSTITUTE > HOW MUCH DO YOU THINK I SHOULD GET AS > A CONSULTANT ? > A EMPLOYEE ?

I spent 10 months as a consultant at a major global pharmaceutical company - in the marketing department. Not knowing what kind of experience you have, I couldn't hazard much of a guess as to what your salary should be. The normal way to determine what you're worth is to shop around for another job and see what you're offered.

> ANSWER TO THE ABOVE QUESTIONS WILL SOLVE A LOT OF PROBLEMS THAT I AM > FACING FINANCIALLY DUE TO THE DEBT I HAD TO TAKE FOR MY EDUCATION AND > TRAINING