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In 2nd / 3rd world countries a developer earns a good salary when they're paid (depending on the country) something like US$1500 per month. If you can charge US
by dep_b 6y ago
In 2nd / 3rd world countries a developer earns a good salary when they're paid (depending on the country) something like US$1500 per month. If you can charge US$25 per hour remote freelance to US clients instead you're earning 2,5 times as much and then you're still dirt cheap.
Also most employment is in NY or SF, people that work remotely for companies in those cities usually don't say "oh just pay me less because I'm dialing in from Nebraska" unless their CV's are weak.
Working remote means having access to the best paid jobs while the local market is only interesting if you're living in a select group of cities.
- chrisseaton 6y ago> Also most employment is in NY or SF Is this true? This article says over 4 million software developers in the US, and less than a million in the entire of California and New York state. It says there's more employment in Texas than New York. https://www.daxx.com/blog/development-trends/number-software-developers-world https://www.daxx.com/blog/development-trends/number-software...
- dx034 6y agoThe fancy big tech or tech startup jobs might be concentrated in CA and NY, overall jobs aren't. Nearly all companies have developers, so does every region with large companies.