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Calculate true contractor economics
Include benefits gap, unpaid time off, taxes, and non-billable drag.
Prepare for a Full-Time Conversion Salary Negotiation
25 min
Intermediate
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Career outcome:
Get Hired
Negotiate FTE conversion pay using full-time market value, not contractor rate anchoring.
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Make Your Play
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Conversions are a high-leverage moment; many professionals accept the first offer and leave tens of thousands on the table.
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What you'll do
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Map FTE market total compensation
Define what the converted role should pay as a full-time package.
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Script the anti-anchoring conversation
Prepare language for "we based it on your current rate."
04
Package the decision brief
Leave with a one-pager you can review before saying yes.
Make Your Play
Prepare for a Full-Time Conversion Salary Negotiation
Tell us what the prompt needs to know
Start with the questions below. Each answer personalizes the playbook and builds the prompt you’ll use at the end.
Your situation
Hourly/day rate, billable hours, unpaid time off, and who pays taxes/benefits.
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Title, level, base/bonus/equity if known, start date, and location.
0/10000
What comparable full-time roles pay in your market.
0/10000
What you will own as FTE that you don't own as a contractor.
0/10000
How soon they want a yes.
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What you'll do
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01
Calculate true contractor economics
Include benefits gap, unpaid time off, taxes, and non-billable drag.
02
Map FTE market total compensation
Define what the converted role should pay as a full-time package.
03
Script the anti-anchoring conversation
Prepare language for "we based it on your current rate."
04
Package the decision brief
Leave with a one-pager you can review before saying yes.
Fill in the fields above to generate your prompt preview.
Assembled prompt
Use this when
Your client or employer has indicated interest in converting your contract to full-time.
You'll need
- Contractor rate and structure
- Proposed FTE role and offer
- FTE market comps
- Scope change on conversion
- Conversion urgency
You'll get
- A contractor-vs-FTE total-comp comparison, a target package, and a script for rate-anchoring objections.
By the end of this playbook
You will have:
- A contractor-vs-FTE total-comp comparison, a target package, and a script for rate-anchoring objections.
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