I'll do you one better: at the start of 2020 I went to Switzerland for a contract and during the 2,5 months I stayed there (until COVID pushed me out) I made as

I'll do you one better: at the start of 2020 I went to Switzerland for a contract and during the 2,5 months I stayed there (until COVID pushed me out) I made as much as in the previous year. Back home I was working remotely in the same role for the typical local rate (well, +10%) until the end of my contract. I considered moving there but then I learned that permanent employees aren't compensated as well as I was and kindergarten in Switzerland costs around 3k CHF monthly. Also around here in eastern Europe it's common for a company to hire people at local rates, but charge the (typically US) client their local rates. Bottom line is: Q4 is approaching - you might want to start looking for new employment now that slow season is nearing to an end. Just demand 50-100%+ and watch out for those who have obviously huge markups.