Any suggestions on the going hourly fee for senior level consultants?

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I’m based in NYC and I do something similar. I basically start at 180-200 and dial up or down depending the size of the commitment. If it’s a long engagement and almost fulltime project based work I can go as low as $150. And if it’s an adhoc 1 hour meeting I charge more than $250.

Curious to hear how others manage it. And are you finding different rates acceptable to different clients?

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Just getting back out there. Wondering what the threshold is.

I can only speak for myself…
I have an ongoing gig, it’s about $250
I have had a couple of projects that have been one-offs, closer to $300
I do many jobs around $150 just to keep busy and do interesting things.
It’s very situational.
In short, I have a starting number, and dial it up or down based on the situation.

What about you, OP? What are you thinking, and what kind of work are you looking for?

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I'm considering my first Consulting/freelance gig in a few years. Been at an agency (FTE) where my rate was $475. I can't charge that but wondering how far I could go.

@OP - I’ve done quite a bit of asking around on this from an creative agency/brand consultancy lens and the (also very wide) range I keep hearing for brand strategy directors is $1400 to $2000 per day. Which translates to $175 to $250 per hour. So yeah, correlates with the above

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