Ask HN: What do developers earn on toptal.com?

Re:Ask HN: What do developers earn on toptal.com? by abulman on Monday August 24, 2015 @04:37PM (#10112786)

I'm in Toptal, with a rate that has been steadily dropping and is now listed at $60/h gross. That's not including their markup for the price-to-pay by the clients, and on my side, there are also currency conversion, transfer fees and all the taxes to deduct from that.

Meanwhile, I'm getting declined as 'too expensive'.

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Re:Ask HN: What do developers earn on toptal.com? by mdpopescu on Tuesday August 25, 2015 @07:58AM (#10115796)

Ah, have you actually been told that ("too expensive")? It would have helped me understand the market for (remote) C# development. I just know that I didn't get the couple of jobs I applied to, not why.

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Re:Ask HN: What do developers earn on toptal.com? by abulman on Wednesday August 26, 2015 @02:35PM (#10125099)

I've found out the rate that at least a couple of the clients would pay to get my time, and I find it expensive. I don't find it surprising that one person I talked to, said that they have specifically requested that no one based in the UK for forwarded to them, because they would be, almost by definition cost more than they would be willing to pay.

And yes, I have been told by several clients that I would be an expensive hire. And then I don't get hired, in spite of what is usually a highly productive conversation/interview.

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