Ask HN: Reality for the Average Developer Outside Silicon Valley/Big US Markets?
I&#x27;m from SEA (Philippines) and work here remotely under a US consulting company. What I hate is it&#x27;s like a stigma that because we&#x27;re from a low-cost country we&#x27;re paid much lower vs those from the West (around 50-70% less) considering I have the same set of skills for a 10yr Software Engineer. I think it shouldn&#x27;t matter where you&#x27;re from as long as you&#x27;re doing a great job, money shouldn&#x27;t matter.