<prompt> Human: Hey guys,So a quick rundown: Im a recent college grad with a STEM degree who was contacted by a recruiting firm about a year long contractor job for a large software company. Originally the offer was for 25hr but I talked them up to 30, which I was pretty happy about, so I took the job. How recruiting companies work, if youre not familiar, is that Im basically a full time employee of the recruiting company, all my paychecks and benefits come through them. The company I actually work for pays the recruiting company a salary for my work, and from that salary I get my 30hr. So my role gives me access to the companies ticket system and one day I was browsing through it and came across my onboarding tickets. It had all the paperwork and contracts between the company and the recruiting company, which included the amount they were paying for me, 45hr. Im pretty sure I wasnt supposed to see this.Im not too surprised with this number, the recruiting company has to make money after all plus finders fees and all that. But what I am curious about is how much money I should ask for at the end of my contract when the company wants to hire me on full time very common and likely. Should I try to get the 45hr? More than that since Ill have another year of experience at that point? What do you think? Thanks for any help!Edit:Further questionsHow would I go about negotiating? Should I mention at all that I know how much theyre paying the recruiting agency?Edit2:If it helps any its an IT role in New England. I have a CS degree but wasnt having much luck finding a job and I didnt want to sit around all summer doing nothing so I took a decently paying job in a semi-relevant field.  <response>: I would expect somewhere in the range of 70 - 80 of 45 hr, or about 65,000 - 75,000 yr, would be the highest that could be expected so a modest step up from the 62,500 yr youd be making now at 40 hrs wk. The real increase is the benefits youd be getting, and not paying the self employment tax. 