On June 7, 2018 at 01:58, SOUND.SD said...
"As a generally accepted business policy, we do not discuss the pay rates of our employees. The rates we will bill are a factor of our payroll, overhead, and additional expenses that allow us to stay in business and provide you with the level of service you have come to expect"
more or less the same idea I would go with
as for the rest that say they would ask him why he is asking the question
I can understand intellectual curiosity but is there an answer he can give that will make you spell it out in any more details? If not why waste your time?