How much do you pay your people?

[David Zheng]

Hey all,

so as I build a team of contractors, handymen, electricians, etc. etc. I'm trying to get a feel of how to pay them and how much to pay them.

I understand that different regions require different pay scales but lets see if we can get ballpark numbers to help each other?

do you pay by hour? by job? part time salary? bids before the work or just let them do it and hope they don't charge a leg, etc.

I'll start.

properties are all in the Midwest

electrician- currently paid $45/hour + materials
plumber- $156 for the first hour and $30/15 minutes after that (through a company as I haven't found a licensed self employed plumber)
handyman- does some fixes or simple upgrades ($17.50/hour)
Lawn Guy - $30 per property lawn regardless of size (all the same size) will also weed while he mows