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Things that raise your pay

• Cloud certifications

  Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure or Google Cloud. A few hundred dollars each, well regarded.

• A specialty

  Machine learning, security, mobile and infrastructure roles pay above generalist rates.

• Open source contributions

  Public proof that you can work in a real codebase.

• Working for a US company remotely

  Some Canadian developers earn US salaries from home.