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Why are you accepting such paltry wages? There must be something exceptional about your situation.

• _random_ 12y ago
  I wanted to say he could be from any country, but actually this shouldn't be a reason to pay less.
  • lmz 12y ago
    It could be, depending on where the clients are. Maybe that's good money where he is, and the clients are local?
• stevelaz 12y ago
  $8.50/hr may be a lot for where OP lives based on their experience. I would think that OP is not living in the US. Hopefully OP can provide some insight here.
  • jozi9 12y ago
    $8.50/hr is a nice amount of money in Hungary for example. If you don't have a finance/compsci degree is way above the average. In compsci, its an average payment for a developer with 2-3 years of experience (no need to pay further tax anyways from this). Architects, lead devs, PMs earns around 15/hour at best paying companies. If you're a contractor, it could top up around 20 after taxation. A young person with an average degree (economics for eg.) in an average position is not earning more than 5/hour here...