Ask HN: How much can a really good front-end developer make?

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I'm at a cross roads in my career and I'm wondering if being a REALLY good front-end dev is a good position to be in. Is it practical to bill myself out at $500/hr at some point being a front-end dev? Are good front-end devs actually hard to find or are they kind of a dime a dozen?

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> Is it practical to bill myself out at $500/hr at some point being a front-end dev?

I doubt it. Maybe if you are a rockstar dev in a highly specialized field with highly specialized domain knowledge and the employer is time constrained and desperate for a hire.

The median front-end dev salary is around $75K. Generally contractors can bill 1.5 to 2X what the salaried folks make. But I guess it varies with location. Also, keep in mind that unless you have contacts, you will have to go through recruiters who will take a portion of billing rate.

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