How much do software developers earn outside of Silicon Valley? Should you become a front-end developer? This is my salary history working with Angular and React doing front-end development in a smaller tech hub. I primarily work on JavaScript based enterprise web applications. CSS is necessary, but JavaScript is my passion. Angular is good, but React is better. 🤣 My journey from construction worker to developer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nhx67D8OoTo Why I stopped building websites: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zf_OdMiKJig My HireVue interview experience: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pi3_wMuaMbc Fastest way to become a programmer in 2022: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSDWhhFXQD8 0:00 Intro 0:20 Why some programmers make more than others? 3:17 How much do programmers make? 9:50 Should i become a front end developer? Affiliate Links 📖 How to crush code interviews → https://amzn.to/3JGRHWZ 📖 Learn React.js → https://amzn.to/3mSA6lV ⌨️ Favorite keyboard for programming → https://amzn.to/3mIGHzd 💻 Favorite laptop for frontend development → https://amzn.to/3YP0iuY 🖥 Other stuff I use as a programmer → https://jamescrossjr.com/programming/gear 📷 Gear I use for making YouTube Videos: https://jamescrossjr.com/youtube/gear 💰 VidIQ → Tool I used to grow my channel faster: https://vidiq.com/jamescross Disclosure → How I make money with affiliate / paid links: https://jamescrossjr.com/affiliate-disclosure/ For example, As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.