Perhaps the biggest way that the president influences the departments and agencies of the executive branch is through his appointment powers. The president has the authority to fill the most critical positions within executive departments and agencies with the people he thinks will best implement his agenda. But this authority is not absolute; the Senate is authorized to confirm these appointments.
Unsurprisingly, Google Sourcers are earning an obnoxiously high amount. The average hourly contractor there is looking at $47.30/hr, while the salaried tech sourcer enjoys a range of $76-116k. There appears to be a pretty wide range for sourcers, from either $22/hr to $33k a year, all the way above six figures.
To set a daily rate, simply multiply the hours you work in a day by the hourly rate from the above example. 8 hours * $80 hourly rate = $640 per day. 3. Setting Consultant Fees by the Project. Some consultants set their rates by the project. They estimate the number of hours they expect to spend on a project, then multiply by their hourly rate.