Bear in mind that the fully-loaded cost for an employee in Lisbon will be ~2x take-home pay, meaning the low end of your range translates to a net salary of 1K

Bear in mind that the fully-loaded cost for an employee in Lisbon will be ~2x take-home pay, meaning the low end of your range translates to a net salary of 1K euro/month. Which is absolutely in the ballpark for a new grad. It doesn't go up much, either. An average senior engineer might cost 40K euro/year and the absolute cream of the crop can be had for 100-150 K euro/year. This for engineers from a top school that you can expect to be fluent in english and 5 time zones away from the east coast. It's a great place to have a second office.