Hourly Rate

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Considerations for an asking rate when approached by professors that want to hire a student.

A crowd sourced solution ...

• $23.25 = $[18, 28.5] based on CS co-op undergrads -- Annie
• $45.00 = $[40, 50] for a charitable rate -- Daniel
• $24.00 average entrance rate for CS based on yearly salary -- Dave
• $35.00 graduate tutors average for comparison -- Fiona
• $50.00 based on a lowball of consulting firms -- Greg
• $37.50 = $[30, 45] private consultants -- Wylee
• $30.00 for academia, graduate CS, no additional experience -- Dan
• $50.00 for academia -- Devon

Statistics

• sample mean: 36.84
• sample standard deviation: 10.78
• 15.29, 26.07, 36.84, 47.62, 58.40 -- {-2, -1, 0, 1, 2 standard deviations from the mean}