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	Subject - hourley rate Greg I am cosidering going out on my own, but I'm not sure what a good hourley wage would be to target. What is the going rate for a commercial-industrial electrician? All of my experience has been in commercial, but I'm sure I would have some residental work to fill in the gaps. Any insight would be helpful, thanks Greg aussiesparky greg Downunder industrial electricians are charged out at between AUD$55-$75 an hour depending on the site they are working on. Average Joe electrician working for himself in residential could be as low as AUD$30 an hour plus materials. As jim said it all depends on the local market, the nieche you are trying to target. bigvic A dollar a minute JimmyDee I would like to welcome you the forum. There are a great bunch of electrical persons here that will get you answers to most questions. Feel free to chime in on any discussion that you would like to or have interest in. I know electricians that charge out as low as $40 an hour but when you figure that you have to purchase a truck, stock, insurance, vacation time, and retirement, I don't think you can make it at that price. For a good commercial electrician, I think $60 an hour would be a fair price and if you are doing hi tech work with PLCs etc., more would be in line. It sometimes is what the traffic will bare and what the competition is charging. Small rural will be less and big cities will be more. This should give you a range. Your overhead will be at least double what your hourly wage is. Jim Greg Thanks for the response. I was thinking aroung $50 an hour, which is about all our local economy will allow. Most are around 36 to 40 for residential and 44 to 55 for commercial /industrial. Now I just need to muster up so courage. I've always heard the first year is the worst. Thanks again, this is a great forum! Greg