05-08-2006, 07:04 PM
Dunno if that's how it is everywhere, but contractors where I work net about 3/4 of regs' salaries for 40 hours (the big bucks go to the pimps). Bennies are similar but no retirement plans. Thing is, when the regs work OT they don't get paid and we do, and they look for a lot of OT from the regs. I'm going on 10 years as a contractor, been shifted around where I'm needed and while I regret the no retirement bennies, the rest hasn't been terrible. YMMV.