[MonkeyAttack]

$40k doesn't mean anything. What does your market look like, and how much experience do you have? Depending on what part of the world/country you live in, how much experience you personally have in your specialty, and how hot your specialty is, that might be normal.

As for actually getting better offers, online social media is great, but also try going to local user groups, conventions, and the like. A person can better judge you than a keyword search engine can.

[JoeCortopassi]

Apparently, from reading the other comments, I'm within a couple hours drive from a hot market (LA). But I like what you mention about local user groups and such. Do you know of any tools for finding those kind of groups/meetings?