From my experience most of the companies scouting for developers are trying to minimize costs and using the “fully remote” positions as a mean.<p>I almost never faced an HR ready to discuss salaries higher, than my current “above average” full-time salary in my region (~120-180k).<p>I wonder what should your CV look like and how should you approach the search for companies that can afford expensive developers no matter the geo.<p>If the goal is not worth the effort in the first place — what alternative scalable ways to increase senior programmer’s income can you recommend?<p>Scalable means more or less reproducible in finite timeframe without high risks like in “starting your own startup”.