Michael Campbell wrote: > I mean, you're always going to be able to get SOMEONE for almost any > job at any wage, but considering what you're asking for, the salary > seems extraordinarily low to me. That said, I haven't looked at the > conditions in SF lately; the last time I was there in any sort of > employment context was 1996, so things may have changed greatly since > then. This is heading off topic, but the cost of living in the Bay Area in the last 10 years has gone up by a factor of 2 or so. Apartment rents have stabilized since 2000, but house prices increase 20% every year. So, I agree. The 50K-60K figure is low. I'll try to find out what the hourly contract rate would be.