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[-- rada --]

Below are current Cut-off Wages for computer specialists from the New York State Department of Labor. These are not some extravagant rates. These are rates that the NYS DOL considers so low that if you are unemployed and someone offers you work below this rate, you can refuse the job without losing your unemployment insurance. Needless to say, nobody with a brain will work for cut-off wages, these are just examples of absolute rock-bottom rates. 
 
Occupation Cut-off Wage 
Computer Programmers $31.77 
Computer Software Engineers $35.79 
Computer Support Specialists $24.30 
 
The above hourly rates are for full-time work. For less than 40 hours/week, the rates have to be proportionately higher. For example, if you are a "Computer Programmer", the hourly cut-off wage is $31.77 but the corresponding yearly wage is $74,626.00. 

To Susanna: 
This is a professional PHP community and frankly, your $10/hour for part-time work is inappropriate to the point of being insulting. You may think that an offer is just an offer and those who don't like it could simply pass on by, but I'd rather not see this online space turn into a craigslist ghetto with its infamous "looking for someone to build me a YouTube/Ebay combo for $1,000" ads. 
 
To fellow PHP developers:
I know we are all flooded with work and don't necesarily have time for nonsense, but let's try and take care of each other. Save this link for the DOL minimum wages page and let unethical would-be clients know when they've crossed the line. For sample language, please refer to the No Spec project which contains lots of great examples like this.   
 
 
Sincerely
Rada Lapsker



      
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