[hinkley]

Part of the reason contractor hourlies are so high is that you’re not meant to bill 2100 hours a year. Aim for north of 1500 and south of 1900.

Burnout on contracting gigs was always a problem for me because W2 contracting does tend to expect 2000 hours a year. But I hate job hunting so I steered clear of 6 month engagements.

[mongol]

What does W2 mean? I have seen it twice in this thread now.

[dragonwriter]

Regular payroll employment, as opposed to independent contractor status. Its from the tax form on which wages from that kind of employment are reported.

[hinkley]

It also usually means you’re using an agency. Most people hire contractors 1099, which in contrast to W2, you’re responsible for most of the legwork of tax collection and also self employment taxes.