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Originally Posted by SlowRain
It'll differ by location. A qualified person living in New York will have to charge more than an equally qualified person living in a small town. Assuming they worked full time, it would have to be something that would allow the person to pay the mortgage on a modest house, pay for a vehicle, food, utilities, clothing, etc. I suppose it would be an average wage. I don't see why it should be any more or less. What does the average person in the US make? I doubt it's $50/hr.
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You're right, the average person in the US doesn't make $50 an hour. Lots of people work in food services and retail, and many of them make less than $10 an hour. I'd expect the average wage to be probably in the $15-20 range at most.
Unfortunately, that's irrelevant. We're talking about a freelance professional rather than an employee, and their hourly billing rates are always going to be higher than the average hourly wage for their area.