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Not a freelancer. That's how I do it. I don't think you're asking the right question, though. 100k+ USD/yr in some parts of the country is a lot different than
by chi17 9y ago
Not a freelancer. That's how I do it.
I don't think you're asking the right question, though. 100k+ USD/yr in some parts of the country is a lot different than 100k+ USD/yr in other parts. The really smart ones have found jobs in metro areas that pay lots, but work remotely from areas with low cost of living expenses, and put all the extra away into college funds for their kids and Roth 401k's invested in high risk, low-load index funds, with a significant amount invested.
And most of all, they ask for it. Once they get it, they don't piss people off, they do great work, and they get references.
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- charsifood 9y agoI think the OP is specifically asking freelancers because 100k as a salary is not exactly rare, it's what I've paid some of my juniors. 100k+ as a freelancer is significantly more rare - requiring either very steady work, a niche skill-set, or great marketing skills.
- King-Aaron 9y agoDo you mind me asking what industry you're in, where a junior can make $100k?
- charsifood 9y agoFinancial engineering - NYC.
- King-Aaron 9y agoJeez. I'm a senior front end developer in Western Australia, on 70k. Build Fintech systems... It would be interesting to compare the costs of living etc to see how salaries over there compares to here.
- Andrenid 9y agoA front end developer in State Gov in Australia can easily be $90-110k, fwiw. Can confirm for east coast anyway.
- King-Aaron 9y agoAny openings currently? :P
- quickthrower2 9y agoYou could probably buy a house on that salary at a reasonable commute distance to Perth CBD.
- King-Aaron 9y agoYou can get into some off-the-plan garbage in an extremely far away suburb on this sort of money, but right now I don't think it's the right time for me to get into property. So I rent about five minutes from Mount Lawley :)
- quickthrower2 9y agoOk well that you can rent in such a good location on a 70k income (assume USD?) means lifestyle in Perth IS much more attainable than on SFO which might require a 150k income. Rents seem to be 300/W AUD for an appartment there. Nice. Here in Sydney it's double that. 300 gets you a room in a decent location.
- King-Aaron 9y agoOh no sorry, that's 70k AUD - in USD I think it's about 55? But yeah Perth is quite cheap to rent in. Living costs are kind of high though, but they are really comparable to other states.
- jackgolding 9y ago
- GhostVII 9y agoSoftware? An entry level developer position in the bay area can be a fair bit higher than $100k
- mcv 9y agoSilicon Valley is fairly unique, and not remotely comparable to the rest of the world. In most of Europe, a senior dev makes less than that. Freelancers are a bit more likely to make more.
- otakucode 9y agoSure, but that's cost of living. $100k/yr is needed in Silicon Valley just to cover your portion of rent for the above-garage apartment you share with 8 other people.
- King-Aaron 9y agoThat seems ludicrous to be honest (*though I do note the satire)
- zimpenfish 9y ago> 100k+ as a freelancer is significantly more rare What are we meaning by "freelancer" here? I'm taking it (as a UKian) to mean "contractor" and every contractor I know is on £100k+ (which is currently ~$129k).
- wikibob 9y agoCan you share a story or two? I'm interested in the UK contracting market. The pay for salaried positions in the UK Is shockingly low.
- flarg 9y agoDepends who you work for. A solid LinkedIn plus the subscription option, with stints in the big 5 and some solution architect experience gets you some decent money.
- zimpenfish 9y agoSimilarly, if you can pick up the (relatively) obscure FinTech stuff (kdb+, Vertica, M/Mumps/Caché, etc.), that's a definite ticket to decent money and job security.
- zimpenfish 9y agoI mostly do Perl stuff and get £400-500 day rate easily even though I'm far from a Perl expert (and, indeed, I loathe and despise the language nowadays.) There's a few (senior) Go contracts starting to appear in London (at £500+/day) that I'm hoping signify the start of a trend.