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What Should You Charge in USD?

Pick your skill, your experience level, and where you live. Get a defensible dollar rate based on the global remote market (not your local one) and see what it's worth in your own currency.

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Your floor
Never quote below this. A floor protects you from racing to the bottom.
Quote this
Your anchor. Open here: it leaves room to negotiate without dropping past your floor.
Your ceiling
With strong proof and a niche, this is where this skill tops out remotely.

How to defend this rate

  1. Anchor to outcomes, not hours. "I cut response times 40%" justifies a rate; "I work hard" doesn't. Collect 2–3 numbers from past work before you quote. Getting paid your worth →
  2. Say the number out loud first. Practice quoting your anchor without flinching: hesitation invites a counter. The rates & pricing guide →
  3. Treat posted ranges as floors. Listed budgets are usually 60–70% of what's actually available. Salary negotiation playbook →

Now go earn it

Knowing your number is half the job. Defending it is the other half.

The free guides above cover the scripts. And if your profile doesn't back up your rate, the Remote Profile Audit is a one-on-one review that makes sure you look worth every dollar of it.

Read the Free Rates & Pricing Guide
Clients will check your profile before they accept that rate. The Remote Profile Audit ($97) makes sure it holds up.
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