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Get ready to spend a good deal of the difference in pay on healthcare.
by fusiongyro 8y ago
Get ready to spend a good deal of the difference in pay on healthcare.
- rconti 8y agoIt'll be almost entirely covered by your employer, and that number doesn't show up in the headline salaries they're looking at, anyway.
- briandear 8y agoMy insurance costs me personally about $250 per month covering a family of 6. My employer pays the rest — AND I make 2-3x a Canadian salary excluding stock. The health argument is completely invalid when it comes to Canadian salary comparisons because the Canadian employer doesn’t have to pay health insurance costs — so they should have more money available for salaries.
- toasterlovin 8y agoHealth care is not that expensive for upper middle class earners. We are a family of five and insurance costs us $11k/year in premiums and, worst case, another $16k/year in out of pocket maximum. And you’re also forgetting that stuff costs less in the US. Groceries, gas, etc. are all much cheaper down here.
- wolco 8y agoBut the differences in taxes reflect not covering health care. If you include that 20,000 a year spent on health care doesn't feel like a great deal anymore