[scarface74]

Work with recruiters. They will take their cut but you should still be able to make more than $40-$50 an hour and if you are a W2 contractor you can probably get cheaper health insurance working through them.

But why are you contracting at all if those are the rates you are getting? If you live in a major metropolitan area in the US, you could make much more as a permanent employee and get benefits.

Again work with local recruiters who specialize in tech.

[motivatednoobie]

My only requirement is I'm looking for remote roles. I don't mind going in to the office a few times a week but would love a remote component.

Recruiters usually have more onsite roles.

[scarface74]

My experience is that makes things harder. A lot of companies want to do “rural sourcing”. Where they outsource so they can get cheaper domestic labor in lower cost of living areas by hiring remote workers.