Contractor pay scale

That contracts you out will not get you much money. Here in St Louis MO. the Geek squad guys make $15.00 an hour. And some make more but have experience in different areas. I have been a contractor for more then five years; the company that contracts me out can get anywhere from $45. an hour to $150 an jour for me. But I only get $15 to $20 bucks and hour.
When I contract myself out to a small business I get $45 an hour to larger companies I get $65 an hour. And I bet the other contract companies because I charge less and they know who will come when they call.

In the San Francisco Bay area, geek squad "techs" are paid about $15 - 20 dollars an hour depending on their experience level. Pretty lousy pay for an are where the median price of a house is 645K. I have a couple of friends that work there part time, just because they dont want to run a business on their own.
I contract independently, have no real shortage of work, and bill out at 75 - 105 an hour with a 2 hour minimum to cover travel time. Independent is definately the way to go if you dont mind shilling out for advertising ( a couple of small yellow pages ads, which surprisingly aint cheap ), a membership in a couple of local business groups ( absolutely required for networking, you just wont get business if you cant be social now and then), and a lot of cold calling to pass out cards and brochures in my down time.
The supply of people doing in home support in my area makes it way to competitive to be profitable, really lousy margins. I try to stick with SOHO's of 15 or fewer machines.
All that being said, you should just try it on your own. Geek Squad has such a lousy reputation, you probably dont want to have your name associated with them.

I worked at Geek Squad (as a Special Agent) with 20 years of experience. The range was up to $20/hour. So of course you tell them, "I can make a decision today, if you can pay me $20 per hour!"

Good Luck!

Try www.onforce.com, they are a nationwide service. I have been with these guys since february of this year and have nothing but great experiences. Here are some of the advantages of this particular service:

-no fee other than 10% of what you make
-you can name your price, make conditional offers on posted jobs ie. ask for more money etc.
-get paid immediately ie. usually via transfer to your bank account on the day you finish work (some companies take a few days, but the turnaround to get paid is fairly quick).
-automated web interface for viewing,taking jobs, setting up profile, verified certifications

I worked with GeeksOnTime. They only pay techs something like once a month, but don't charge their techs any fees.

But, I'm currently in a pay dispute with them, and have heard from others that they haven't been paid, either. Has anybody else had better luck?

Don't get involved with GeeksOnTime.com!
Pays good for awhile - then the checks simply just stop!