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I earn remarkably more as a remote developer than I would for my area because I work remotely for a company based in a high income area (NYC) but live in the midwest. I probably make 20-30% more, at least, than a Senior Engineer at a local company would at the top of their payscale.

It has nothing to do with experience levels or anything like that, just companies based in high income areas pay more. My salary is even scaled down a bit based on regional cost of living (I'd likely earn 10% more if I relocated to NYC, which would not make up for the cost of living in new york)



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