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I don't think people would complain if it were only a little less for the benefits you describe, but the factor of three that is mentioned by other comments is
by goodcanadian 9y ago
I don't think people would complain if it were only a little less for the benefits you describe, but the factor of three that is mentioned by other comments is not an exaggeration. It is one thing to take a pay cut of 20% to live in a "safer, more liberal country." It is quite another to take a pay cut of 70%. Right now, I am trying to move back to Canada. My goal is to get about 50% of the salary that I got at my last job in the U.S., and even that is looking very unlikely.
- rb808 9y agoSure but the second problem isn't the general level of salaries its that most countries dont have a city like the Bay Area or NYC. If you compare similar types of cities: Portland/Vancouver and Chicago/Toronto I dont think the salaries are 3x. (Though I get the point that this isn't consistent with my first comment)
- canadian123456 9y agoEntry level for a really good engineer in Toronto is... 90k if we're optimistic & it's changed since I last looked last year? Entry level for a really good engineer in America is 185k+. Total compensation, obviously. That's before taking into account the volume of job opportunities, exchange rate, and access to goods and services.
- rb808 9y ago> Entry level for a really good engineer in America is 185k+. Maybe in the Bay area. Most of the USA you'd get half that with 10y experience.