here is the million $ question, if each journeyman is not worth the same $, why should it be ok for a contractor to charge a customer the same t&m labor rate for the different guys?

i mean theoretically on a T&M basis, the best guy (the one that costs the contractor the most) will get the job done quickest (meaning less billable hours to the customer. am I off base here?

btw - all our guys get different rates based on their production (which we can measure fairly easily on service work.)