There's been a bit of salary inflation here, but yes, it's a very good payout and probably a year's salary for a mid-level developer (I'm a developer in Uruguay

There's been a bit of salary inflation here, but yes, it's a very good payout and probably a year's salary for a mid-level developer (I'm a developer in Uruguay). He'll have to pay taxes on it though (if he has no other income it won't be that bad, maybe 20%).