[bane]

I'm actually surprised how cheap their OCONUS warzone rates are. Many contractors will pay hazardous bonuses, time in theater bonuses and living condition bonuses on top of the CONUS base pay. Added up it can far exceed this kind of rate.

But this is probably helpful for people getting into consulting to see what hourly rates are for this kind of work. In my experience these rates are actually fairly cheap. I'm used to seeing $170-200 for most things billed to the government.

But I've also heard Palantir has fairly conservative pay caps, that might account for the low rates.

[janjongboom]

What's a "time in theater" bonus? Never heard of the term & can't find it on Google either.

[bane]

It's a bonus paid after spending n months in a warzone.

e.g. After 4 calendar months, $5000, after 8, $10,000.

Hazard pay is usually some percentage on top of base pay and if you're "lucky" and qualify for "living condition pay" it's another percentage on top of that. I have some associates here in the D.C. area that tell me at the height of the Iraq War they were pulling down ~$300k/yr all added up, on base salaries of $80-90k.