I guess this is worth remembering. There are a lot of lower paying dev jobs in the US, but they don't get much publicity :). Part of the problem is lack of aw

I guess this is worth remembering. There are a lot of lower paying dev jobs in the US, but they don't get much publicity :). Part of the problem is lack of awareness, and prior to more recently, lack of remote options. There are countless job boards and recruiting firms, and millions of "candidates" (many of whom fail FizzBuzz, but that is not visible in a simple resume). If the qualified supply and the demand had awareness of each other, and if remote were an option, it would be better for most people. The companies would be able to acquire the talent they needed, and the talent would have better options. On the other hand, the current system works enough... there may be some low quality developers working at some companies, but they just may be getting enough done that the companies can function. And the more skilled, more motivated people will obviously seek and possibly move for the better jobs and pay.