[stormen]

In Norway a dev starts at $100k a year; or you can pay roughly $250 an hour for freelancers. Labour laws in Norway are very strict, which means hiring someone is a big step. When we first started the project we didn't really foresee how big of a task it would end up as, so we went with outsourcing. If I had to do it again, I probably would have hired one in-house dev.

[krapp]

>In Norway a dev starts at $100k a year; or you can pay roughly $250 an hour for freelancers.

I still think you paid more than the site is worth but... you can get that kind of rate for freelancing PHP? I think I need to move to Norway.

[poopsintub]

You can definitely get that amount for freelancing PHP in the states.

[notduncansmith]

Either you're joking, or I've wasted my career.

[poopsintub]

I'm not joking. In the right cities, the high cost of living will pull you that amount.

[tmikaeld]

You and me both, i get 65$ an hour in Sweden.