>>Our economy allows these rates, and is driven by capitalism. Supply and demand, if you will. It also depends on how long the project is going to be, and as mentioned, whether you are just coding or doing the analysis and coding. I do hardware as well, and I have found it to be very lucrative. I install and configure routers, servers, etc and that pays well too. Sometimes, I will do a long term project for less than 100, but I have made 1000.00 for an hours work too.(I'd like a forty hour, 10 year gig at that rate).Someone once told me that you have to adjust the rate, depending on the demand. If you are booked and someone shows up wanting something done, they have to pay a premium for your time. Many developers have made very good money because someone wanted them to do the project and didn't mind paying about 20-25% more than the developer's normal rate. If you normally charge 100.00 per hour, but you have no clients, you will start shopping around for some of that terrible 75.00
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>I was doing harware jobs too (I beginned from Novell vers. 2.0). But hardware jobs don't get so much money there at last years. So I just developing software. Because everyone can learn install server but can't develop software...

I don't know. It depends on your situation. Being able to build network cables, computers, install and manage servers, etc just means you have more in your aresenal. It's like knowing html,javascript, vb, dot net,php, python, pearl, WSH, vbscript, and good old VFP. It just makes you able to do more, and to pick the tool that is needed.