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You can not just compare raw figures. You have to take into account other expenses such as housing (which can be tremendously high in some US areas such as SF/B
by Davidbrcz 10y ago
You can not just compare raw figures. You have to take into account other expenses such as housing (which can be tremendously high in some US areas such as SF/Bay area), health insurance, retirement plan,...
Once all expenses are taken into account, I think that US salaries are higher but not _that_ higher.
- UK-AL 10y agoBoth salaries are before tax, and house prices are sky high in London.
- eb0la 10y agoIt's about market culture. US companies tend to build products so developer wages have high returns and wages might be higer. European companies tend to sell software development services to third parties. Services are expenses without associated income and companies tend keep their operational expenditure (opex) under control...
- guilhas 10y agoAgreed most of jobs are to support a business, not the business itself.
- disordinary 10y agoapart from a few hot spots like the bay area housing and living costs in the US are very low compared to most of the developed world.
- BjoernKW 10y ago> You can not just compare raw figures. You have to take into account other expenses such as housing True. Which is why rates in the UK comparatively are even worse. London is one of the most expensive places in the world. I can't imagine how one could even survive there with some of the salaries quoted here.