I may have the opportunity to make in-house cocoa applications for the company I work for. Fairly simple ones, but enough that I think it would keep me busy for at least a year. As a brand new developer in the midwest (northern Indiana) with very little previous experience (none professionally) and no formal education, what would be a fair salary? We have no others doing any kind of work like this to compare to and I am just looking for a ballpark figure to start negotiations.
I am pretty excited about this and am perfectly willing to take a relatively low salary if I must (not that I am gonna tell them that!) just for the opportunity, but I also would like to get as much money as I can. Right now I am a Group Leader/Technician in the machining department and I make about $52,000 a year.
Also, it is possible that they may be willing or even insist upon paying me on a subcontractor basis. If they do I have NO idea how much to expect to be paid and how the pricing structure normally even works for something like this.
Any help, guidance or well-intentioned laughing and pointing would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Brian