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Re: Ask HN: How much are you earning as a freelance app developer?

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Post by srednalfden »

throwawaycash wrote: post #27

I make about 0-300k/year fixing apps that others either weren't able to finish or where they architected themselves into scaling issues. Aside from that, I am a part time programming consultant who makes about 80k a year (I have a chronic illness so I spend a lot of time not working, and it's helpful for me to work in intense bursts with rests in between. It's difficult for me to have normal full time employment in t…

For someone with health issues that can't work full time (or has to work freelance) what tech skills would you recommend?

Re: Ask HN: How much are you earning as a freelance app developer?

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Post by newbear »

asow92 wrote: post #47
rismay wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Sounds awesome. I'm an iOS developer and hoping to go the same route. Where are you based out of?

Good old NYC.

Should I learn swift if I want to go this route? Or should I focus on something like ReactNative or something else entirely?

Re: Ask HN: How much are you earning as a freelance app developer?

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Post by throwawaytree »

gargarplex wrote: post #31
throwawaytree wrote: post #11

I make $7 US dollars an hour designing and developing apps as a full-time employee. I’m paying off a new car, pay rent, and live quite a good life compared to others in my country (third-world country). Compared to other countries salaries, mine is awful. Compared to local salaries, it’s actually about 4x the minimum wage. The cost of living here is quite low (I pay 150$ per month for a single bedroom with bathroom).…

My friend Jay El-Kaake and I wrote two books on freelance consulting. We would be happy to send you both copies for free. It is a shame, for a variety of reasons, that someone intelligent and competent is earning $7 USD hourly. Email zack@codefor.cash

Thanks, I’ll take you up on that!

Re: Ask HN: How much are you earning as a freelance app developer?

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Post by testb »

newbear wrote: post #93
testb wrote: post #38

College student, doing Android + light backend work. ~80/90/hr. Caveat is that I've only had 1 client so far.

How did you end up getting that rate?

I had a previous relation with him and knew that they were getting quotes from other mobile agencies in the area. Given that info, I knew I could comfortably name Of course it also helped to have the relevant experience/portfolio. I also prototyped a few wireframes (1 user flow) for free which gave me a leg up because he knew what I had in mind regarding the project.

Re: Ask HN: How much are you earning as a freelance app developer?

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Post by throwawaytree »

choward wrote: post #15
throwawaytree wrote: post #11

I make $7 US dollars an hour designing and developing apps as a full-time employee. I’m paying off a new car, pay rent, and live quite a good life compared to others in my country (third-world country). Compared to other countries salaries, mine is awful. Compared to local salaries, it’s actually about 4x the minimum wage. The cost of living here is quite low (I pay 150$ per month for a single bedroom with bathroom).…

So where do you live?

Small Latin American country, -4:00 UTC

Re: Ask HN: How much are you earning as a freelance app developer?

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Post by rrrrrraul »

morcutt wrote: post #80

Last year ~115k. If I was actively seeking clients all year, I could get that number up much higher. I want to work on side projects though. That was with a 40/hour a month retainer and one big job that lasted ~5 months.

Retainer, that sounds like an awesome setup. How many years have you been freelancing?

Re: Ask HN: How much are you earning as a freelance app developer?

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Post by chuck32 »

drchaim wrote: post #51

This threads make me mad. In a theorically developed country making about 10€/h from freelancing as a side job. Mostly web with Python/Django and frontend.

Damn! Not sure exactly which country you're in but the minimum wage of most western european countries is between €8-10 / hr. There are cleaners who make the same money as you!

Seems like you've got to up your game. Don't get mad though, take this as a lesson and learn from it. If anything this should be good news because now you know you can earn way more than you are currently for the same exact work.

Re: Ask HN: How much are you earning as a freelance app developer?

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Post by chuck32 »

ne0free wrote: post #41

I had one client, he paid me 65-70$ for scraping escort sites.. He had it coded from some one in portugese, it was pho scraper.. So i added 7 more sites .. and finally i quit becoz i was not getting private time .. every time there were people arround me Btw i am from india.. ne1 looking for freelancer (php, nodejs, go, etc..) can get in touch..

lol what do you mean by "not getting private time"?

Re: Ask HN: How much are you earning as a freelance app developer?

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Post by chuck32 »

In the UK (not in london) as a freelancer in Ruby on Rails I charge £40 / hr. For contract jobs (you basically work exactly like a permanent employee but get paid as a freelancer - so no job security or benefits and contracts usually last 3 months - 1 year at most) i was paid between £300-350 / day. In London it seems the same type of jobs usually pay £400-450.
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