Approximate rates: August 2023

IMPORTANT:
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Even off-
shore rates OFF-SHORE / • Product Owner: 3,800 • FS Developer (web):
can differ FREELANCE
• C# Developer: 4,200
depending on • Project Manager: 3,500
regions.
• Java Developer: 4,500
• Business Analyst: 3,000
In-shore rates • FS Desktop Developer: 4,000
differ $ / month • CTO: 6,000
• Mobile Developer: 3,800
significant NETT • System Architect: 5,000
depending on (W/O TAXES) • Manual QA Engineer: 2,500
countries. • UI/UX Designer: 2,500
3-5 years • Automation QA Engineer: 3,500
Taxes can add experien. • 3D Designer: 2,000
from 5% to • DevOps: 4,000
(middle) • Animator: 1,800
30% to a rate.
• Solutions Architect: 5,000
… but • Technical Writer: 1,500
correlation
• Data Administrator: 4,000
remains more
• FE Developer (web): 3,800
• System Administrator: 1,500
or less the • BE Developer (web):
same – e.g. • Support Manager: 1,200
• C# Developer: 3,800
QA manual
• Java Developer: 4,000 • IT Security Manager: 3,500
won’t have
rate higher • Embedded Developer: 4,500 • Penetration Tester: 3,300
than CTO.
THIS IS ONLY TO COMPARE THE RATES DEPENDING ON ROLES!
18 19 Additional conditions
There can be additional conditions that may increase or decrease the rates:
► Seniority – level of experience for a position obtained. Usually measured
by years, worked on the position (or similar), but always keep in mind
individuality:
• less than 3 years  junior = rate / 1.3-1.5 (e.g. $3,000 / 1.3 = $2,300)
• 3-5 years  middle = rate as listed above (e.g. $3,000)
• 5+ years  senior = rate x 1.3-1.5 (e.g. $3,000 x 1.3 = $3,900)
► Team Leading – necessity to manage a team = + $500-$700 to the rate.
► Unordinary schedule – late evening / night meetings / a lot of
communications (more 2+ hours / day) = + $300-$500 to the rate.
► Legacy code – old computer source code that is no longer supported on
the standard hardware and environments = + $500-$700 to the rate.

You can try to sell advantages of your position and get a candidate for lower rate.