Help with Freelance Rate

Post date: 2019-02-20 05:23:54

How much should a social-science PhD student (ABD) charge for freelance work?

I recently came across an opportunity for some freelance work and I am at a loss as to how much I should ask for. The work is fairly easy, but requires a PhD or ABD in the field I am in. Its for a startup, does not require any coding/programming, is completely flexible and not demanding. Its an interesting project that I would like to be involved with. The point here is that theres some benefit for me to do this that I wouldn't get if I was, say, editing some work or doing some programming in R for someone.

I'm at a loss as to what to say my fee is. If you work as an RA for someone in my department, you would get about $25 an hour. Thats low, of course, but RA work is easy, not demanding, and builds relationships. So I should ask higher than that. I've seen rates for editing work for those with PhDs that are on average around $50 an hour, but that seems high--there's a benefit from getting involved with this project that there isn't for more rote work.

I have healthcare/stipend from my institution so none of that is a concern here.

Thoughts?

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