elearn Archive: So you want to be an e-learning consultant...
Harold Jarche on freelance e-learning work. Includes a table of types of work and a range of fees. (Updated from previous link since the site was reorganized.)
FreelanceSwitch Hourly Rate Calculator
Calculate business expenses, personal expenses, how much of your time you are actually able to bill. Nice to play around with the variables and see how that affects the hourly rate.
Writing Assistance Freelance Rate Chart (PDF)
Estimated freelance rates for writers and designers, including instructional designers, from one staffing company. ID work is listed at $63-90+/hour, average $80
Updated URL: http://www.writingassist.com/pdfs/freelanceratechartv2_1_2013.pdf
How much to charge as a consultant?
Presentation on pricing for e-learning businesses and consultants. Slides 7 & 8 show a sample calculation of how to figure out how much to charge per hour. The formatting is awful, at least in FF, but the information is good. Overhead seems a little high to me--it makes sense if you are renting an office, but that should be much less if you're an individual working from home.
What to Charge as an e-Learning Freelancer (and How to Compete with Discounters who Undercharge)
This is less about the specifics of what to charge for freelance services and more about how to charge a reasonable rate for decent quality work. Part of a series on elearning freelance work.
CALC / Contract-Awarded Labor Category
See how much the GSA has paid in past awarded contracts for the US federal government. You can use the filters to see hourly rate comparisons by education, experience, role, keywords, etc. You can also export the data in CSV for further analysis.
Digital Learning Jobs: How Much Do Contractors Make? - Teamed
This article reviews the variables that affect hourly rates and the differences between W2 and 1099 contracting. It includes benchmarks for instructional design rates at early, mid, and senior career levels, for both education and corporate L&D.
Freelancing Females Rate Sheet — Freelancing Females - The Largest Community of Freelance Women
A database of freelance rates in many fields to help increase pay transparency and give freelancers benchmarks to know what they're worth. Registration required to view.
Ranting on the Gender Pay Gap in e-Learning
An old blog post from Julie Dirksen about the gender pay gap in the elearning field. Even though this is over 10 years old, the discussion is sadly still relevant. Julie reviews some of the reasons women are often paid less and the problems with putting the burden of fixing the problem on women.