MobileDev

I'm a mid to senior level iOS Developer. I have had about 3 years experience in iOS Development and 4,5 years in .NET with 3,4 apps in the app store and developed a few apps for clients/work (fixed price). I'm taking on this contract paying hour rate for the first time. I'm just wondering how much I should charge per hour?

I'm located in Chicago, IL.

I passed a very technical interview which was all about iOS, Cocoa Touch, Foundation Framework, Objective-C and Design Patterns in iOS.<p>I will have the next technical interview with the Chief Software Architect of the company. His background is mostly in java, Websphere, IBM tech centric ...<p>What do you think he will look for in me in this interview? I'm trying to find out what to study for the interview.<p>Thanks,

I was extended a verbal offer of $80k a year with full benefits and $16k stock option (25% vested 1st year then mth to mth). The company is a startup in bootstrap mode with a few million dollars fund located in Chicago. The offer is at the lower end of the salary range in the job description.

From my understanding, there are at least a couple of recruiters in the process. May be they got a cut out of this.

Is this a decent/good/low offer for position like this in Chicago? How much should I counter?

I don't understand much about stock option. Could someone care to explain? How can I cash out vested stock options if the company never goes public or sold?

Thanks