As a commenter notes below: he's probably talking about €. In the Netherlands, average wages are around 30K a year. Minimum wage is 17K. A young, skilled progra

As a commenter notes below: he's probably talking about €. In the Netherlands, average wages are around 30K a year. Minimum wage is 17K. A young, skilled programmer that is eager to work at a startup might take 2K a month. That's his average starting salary anyway.