How I 3x My .NET Developer Salary by Going Remote (Real Numbers Inside)

Eight months ago, I was earning $36,000 annually as a Senior .NET Architect at an MNC in one of Asia’s biggest tech hubs. Same perks like other multinational comp → Corner office, free meals, stock options — the whole package.

And today, I’m writing this from a $500/month apartment in Portugal, making $8,000/month as a remote consultant.

Was trading tech job security for nomad uncertainty worth it?

🔺Breaking Point

When things go wrong in life.. just remember it’s because God has another good plan for you!

It was late night when our US client was in trouble and while debugging a memory leak in our .NET API, I realized something!

I was earning one-sixth of what my peer made after moving to Europe, yet handling the same complex enterprise systems..

And everything in this simulation is MATH! and this time it changed everything —

• Monthly salary: $3,000
• Local rent: $540 for a decent 2-bedroom apartment