Re: Question about pay rates

[Chris Morton <salt -dot- morton -at- gmail -dot- com>]

Here in Tech Valley (Albany, NY), the going rate is in the low 40s, mostly
for state gigs where a LOT of tommyrot is involved.

I won't leave the comfort of my home for that. Thank God I have a good set
of virtual clients as a freelancer.

Chris Morton



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On Tue, Oct 4, 2016 at 5:55 PM, Jay Maechtlen <techwriter -at- laserpubs -dot- com>
wrote:

> I'd speculate that it is a bit less than the Bay Area or LA - but perhaps
> not by much.
> I get contacted for projects in that area - Folsom seems to have quite a
> bit of work.
> Shall I act more interested, and find out what they are offering?
>
> Jay
>
> On 10/4/2016 2:42 PM, Keith Hood wrote:
>
>> Does anyone know, what is an acceptable pay rate for a tech writer for
>> the Sacramento area? I had a recruiter ask me how much I would want for a
>> job there, and I have no idea what the market there is like.
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