How much should I pay my employees?

Question

I am webdesigner, and have my own company...I just started, but have tons of experience in dealing with website stuff...I have a ton of possible clients but can not keep up with them, I need to hire about 5 people....to get me launched....

Do you know how much I should pay the people? Their job will be to design websites, talk with their clients and be operators online for Live Help Chat...

Please only answer this if your experienced in this area. I need real answers, and estimates...I am thinking like around $2700 per month...that would be like $90 a day...give me an estimate...

Answer 1

each of the roles you need will vary. someone from a call center/service desk may be in the 15-20 per hour range, web developers will be double that and then some, a senior architect will be in the 50-60 per hour range. some of this will also be affected by location.  

Answer 2

What State your business is in?  Since economies vary between states I have included links for California and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Also, monster.com has a tool that might be helpful.

Best of luck.