Something else to factor in is stock compensation. That probably won't be reflected in the BLS data. What I've also been told is that due to the legal complexi

Something else to factor in is stock compensation. That probably won't be reflected in the BLS data. What I've also been told is that due to the legal complexity of hiring international folks remotely, a lot of the people working remotely for US companies are legally contractor in their home country (so they would be reported in the local stats as self-employed and not necessary in the same category as other software devs).