[Contractor69]

The high and low ends vary greatly. I've done little one hour wham-bam-thank-you-ma'am gigs and then I've done projects that run 4-6 months and bring in 5 figures. On average I'd say about $5000. The most I ever brought in on a single project was $24,000. BTW those projects were all done using the .NET Framework. Take THAT, Expensify!

[kirubakaran]

Just trying to make sense of the data points here... Your username and the description of your one hour gig leads me to believe that your projects need more than just programming skills. Do you work in San Fernando valley?

[Contractor69]

I work in the Detroit area actually. The handful of one hour contract jobs I've done have been pure maintenance coding (i.e. bug fixes on existing applications, reports modifications, etc.)

[kirubakaran]

Thanks. Sorry, my whole comment was a juvenile joke implying pr0n industry. It fell flat.

[Contractor69]

Wow. Went right over my head. Is San Fernando known for pr0n? The Detroit equivalent would be 8 Mile.

[kirubakaran]

Yep http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Fernando_Valley#Adult_enter...

"... nearly 90% of all legally distributed pornographic films made in the United States are either filmed in or produced by studios based in the San Fernando Valley"