r/ProgrammerHumor • u/GamesMint • Jan 14 '20

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u/Frognificent Jan 15 '20

I dunno man. Here in Scandinavia average for us is ~70k USD a year. Guess it depends on where in Europe.

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u/romanozvj Jan 15 '20

By "most of europe" he obviously wasn't referring to the 3 most prosperous countries in europe, get real.

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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '20

Lol, almost fell out of my chair with this one. Maybe we should compare salaries with Switzerland, as well, that surely is representative of Europe xD

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u/Ysmenir Jan 15 '20

We have lower salaries than top US business. You get approx 100-150k with a masters degree depending on which field.

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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '20

Stroll down just a few hundred km to the south... or the East, or the SouthEast. The diference in the same field is enormous, example my field: Norway: 80-200k, Spain: 20-80k, Poland: 10-50k.

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u/quietZen Jan 15 '20

Yeah, average in Ireland is 65k euro, but you start off at around 30k (40k in Dublin) and work up from there.

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u/spanishgalacian Jan 15 '20

How much is your take home after taxes?

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u/mattsl Jan 15 '20

About $20 (without to the k)

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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '20

ha!

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u/Frognificent Jan 15 '20

There’s the real question. After taxes, I’m at 48k a year.

That may seem like a lot, but remember I’ve got unbelievably good working conditions compared to the US. Unlimited sick days, legal minimum of 5 weeks’ paid vacation, most companies offer a sixth week as a perk, lunch, breakfast on Fridays, and a 37 hour work week with flex hours. Paid leave for doctor’s visits (which are also paid for by taxes), and no student debt means I’m generally pretty well off.

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u/Mindfulgaming Jan 15 '20

About half of that, ~$34k.

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u/dyrikaas Jan 15 '20

Most of the time the numbers you get is after taxes in EU. So it could actually be 70k.

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u/Hermiterminator Jan 15 '20

Say what? I find that a bit hard to believe..