.NET developers in the US charge about $38 to $128 per hour on vetted marketplaces, with agencies billing $115 to $205. Full-time base salaries typically fall between $98,000 and $170,000. The platform powers an enormous amount of American enterprise software, so demand is steady and the best rates go to engineers fluent in modern .NET, Azure, and the art of evolving systems that businesses already depend on.
Vetted marketplace
$38–128
per hour · USA, 2026
Vetted marketplace · like HireDeveloperUSA.com
$38–$128/hour
Development agency
$115–$205/hour
In-house full-time · base salary
$98,000–$170,000/year
Add 25–40% for benefits, payroll taxes and overhead before comparing with hourly .net developers rates.
Junior
$38 – $64/hour
Mid-level
$64 – $94/hour
Senior
$94 – $128/hour
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Typically $38 to $128 per hour on a vetted marketplace, with mid-level engineers around $64 to $94. Agencies charge $115 to $205 per hour.
No. Modern .NET is actively developed, fast, and cross-platform, and it underpins a huge share of US enterprise systems. The hiring market reflects maintenance and modernization demand more than hype.
Senior base salaries generally land between $135,000 and $170,000, with architect-level roles in finance and insurance above that.
C# is the language, .NET the platform, and in practice the profiles overlap almost completely. Post for the stack you run, and screen for the specific frameworks and Azure services you use.
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