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Are high paying international remote jobs possible? (alien.top)

submitted 9 months ago by Agreeable-Emu-7388@alien.top to c/digitalnomad@expats.zone

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I noticed a lot of digital nomads have to take a pay cut or have money saved up. Is it even possible to be a US citizen and have a remote job with good pay? I say this because if I want to live in a foreign country for say 3-6 months and then return back the US I don't want to be making only 30k a year.

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[–] goat-arade@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Not the same as US domestic jobs, because realistically why would they hire you if they’re international, and not someone who is fine with $30K a year?

That being said, I have seen jobs that are okay paying (maybe 30-40% pay cut vs US as opposed to 80%) but they are few and far between and very competitive.

[–] wanderingdev@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

it depends on your skill set. i don't take a discount on my rate because i'm outside the country. someone who is fine making $30k a year for the same job is probably going to suck at it. been there, had to fix that.

the number of things i've had to fix/fires i've had to put out from companies skimping on their staff because they want to be cheap is crazy and almost always cost them more in then end than just paying fairly would have cost.

[–] goat-arade@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago

Sure. But based on your comment about rate, I’m guessing you’re a contractor and not a full time employee? Contractors get more leeway here than FTEs