In message  <199612120944.BAA29393@dfw-ix9.ix.netcom.com> fastfwd@ix.netcom.com
 writes:
>     Around here, experienced engineers who do contract work (usually
>     moonlighting from their day job) get between $30 and $60 per
>     hour.
>
>     The $30 guys get a lot more work than the $60 guys... It's hard
>     for many clients to justify paying $60/hour to someone who can
>     only work evenings and weekends, especially since they know he
>     might just quit halfway through their project, since he always
>     has his day job to fall back on.
>
>     -Andy
>

How often are people able to negotiate royalties as part of
their contract remuneration?

I know that some contracts aren't suitable, but I know that some
are. I am negotiating a contract for some PIC coding which
will go into production batches of 1000 several times a year.

I would happily exchange 50% of my (small) fee for 50c per unit. My
client however is not interested :-(

Do any of you guys get paid on a royalty basis for this type of
work?



Regards,



Mike Watson