This is real advice. You can expect whatever you want but if you are just starting you will get peanuts, as this is your level and fair pay. Another situation

This is real advice. You can expect whatever you want but if you are just starting you will get peanuts, as this is your level and fair pay. Another situation is if you have experience but no portfolio. So you have two options - look forever for a project that will hire you without portfolio (usually this takes a long time, seen this many times), or you can complete few small projects for really small pay quickly and then you will be able to find a good-paying project way faster.