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Hourly rates for services

Fees for services vary depending on the area of the country one inhabits.

I've been collecting some from my area of Connecticut:

- Private practice legal services, paperwork: $300-450/hr, with volume discounts and pro-rated for time
- Private legal services, court time: $500-600/hr
- Home health aide: $20-25/hr
- Home health, Registered Nurse: $40-70/hr
- Nurse Anesthetist: $200/hr
- Prep and insertion of dental implant (not including the crown): $1800. for about 30-40 mins.
- Veterinary check-up (dog) plus shots and lots of labs: $1200.
- Independent financial/estate advisor (non-legal): $200-500/hr
- Auto mechanic: $30-60/hr
- Babysitter: $15-20/hr (more if more kids)
- Live-in nanny: $300-400/week
- Registered Dietician: $125-150/hr
- Brief office visit to Internist (10-15 mins, no tests): $125
- Internist, routine "annual" physical, not including labs/tests: $600.
- Short visit to Dermatologist, with minor slicing and dicing: $250
- Shrink visits: $300-400/hr (pro-rated for time)
- Harpist for parties: $150-175/hr
- Piper (Bagpiper): $150-175/hr
- Electronics repair: $175/hr (rarely worth it nowadays)
- Home computer services: $200/hr
- Master carpenter: approx $50/hr, less with bigger job
- Painter: approx $25-40/hr, more with bigger job?
- Master gunsmith (wood or steel work): $60-80/hr
- Per diem bookkeeper: $35/hr
- Chimney Sweep: $175/first chimney, $125 each additional
- Yard work: $100/man-day

If you wish to share fees of various services in your area, please do so in the comments.

Posted by The Barrister in Our Essays, The Culture, "Culture," Pop Culture and Recreation at 13:31 | Comments (11) | Trackbacks (0)

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Seems about right for urban NC....except for the Vet bill...surely a typo. $120-150 would be about right here.

Keep up the good work....always interesting
Rick

#1 Rickin NC on 2012-09-19 13:51 (Reply)

I am with you on the vet bill Rick.

My sister is a DVM and your guess is a lot closer I am sure.

That said, my sister tells me that the vet profession has noted that people on the coasts will shell out sums of money on their animals that those in the mid-west and south would never dream of spending.

#1.1 feeblemind on 2012-09-19 14:26 (Reply)

We just adopted a 12mo-old Golden Retriever from our local Humane Society. Took him to our vet, who gave him a "wellness" check gratis since he was rescued, but everything else (vaccinations, heartworm test, complete blood analysis, thyroid, urinalysis, and 12mo supply of heartworm medication) was $332. We're in Rapid City (i.e., "flyover country"), but even so, $1200 seems pretty high, even if it is within 150mi or so of NYNY. I used to live in a rural county in VA about 60mi SSE of DC and even there rates weren't that high. I will say this, though: we have 2 other older Goldens and Rimadyl® (joint pain med) ain't cheap anywhere.

#1.2 dhmosquito on 2012-09-19 16:35 (Reply)

Wow! Up goes my electronic tech rate. I thought $60/hour for a retired geezer EE was outrageous, but I see I was wrong.

#2 Claritas on 2012-09-19 13:57 (Reply)

Not sure how I would put this in an hourly fee, but the average translation for documents French to English is 20.00 a page. Sometimes I can do a page in less than ten minutes, using a template, if they are vital documents from a specific country. The agency charges 50.00 a page and my cut is 20.00.
I wish I had more work.

#3 Jewel (Link) on 2012-09-19 14:41 (Reply)

You've a fine eye for imagery.

#3.1 XRay on 2012-09-19 21:14 (Reply)

I run three businesses (the web sites are still under construction):

Five Islands Charter Company charges approximately $500/half-day, $1000/day for tuna or shark fishing, lighthouse tours, and other sea adventures in the Mid Coast Maine region.

Coastal Business Communications charges roughly $75/hr for writing services.

Ship Shape House Cleaning garners $25/hr to clean your home, specializing in move-in/move-out for realtors and vacation properties, and post-construction/renovation clean-ups.

I, too, wish we had more work.

#4 Mainer (Link) on 2012-09-19 16:25 (Reply)

I'm a skilled finish carpenter of 30+ years experience. I get $30-35/hr. except when I don't.

#5 bill on 2012-09-19 21:27 (Reply)

"Home computer services: $200/hr" seems very high.

I charge my corporate clients half that, with 30 years of experience.

#6 EarlW on 2012-09-19 21:36 (Reply)

I would never pay $200 for computer services. I'd just buy a new computer for twice the price, and copy it all over.

#7 XRay on 2012-09-19 22:17 (Reply)

Florida: Weekly pool service - $125.00/month.

#8 Larry Geiger on 2012-09-20 17:06 (Reply)

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