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Zurich does definitely not top out at 100k. Depending on your negotiation skills, you'll start at about 120-140k in the big tech companies, around 120k in data
by vhartman 6y ago
Zurich does definitely not top out at 100k. Depending on your negotiation skills, you'll start at about 120-140k in the big tech companies, around 120k in data science consulting, 120k for data science in banks, 80-100k at the smaller software companies.
- 2019-nCoV 6y agoThe number of European devs making >$100k is a fraction of a percent. Your numbers tell the story — the pinnacle of the entire European continent is still only paying 25% comparable US market rate, and 60% comparable AU/CA rate. In a city more expensive than SF.
- lonbigtech 6y agoLondon isn’t more expensive than SF. And I have colleagues who make £450k+
- 2019-nCoV 6y ago> London isn’t more expensive than SF. Zurich is. > And I have colleagues who make £450k+ Just as there are American devs pocketing 7 figures annually. Again, the number of European devs making >$100k is a fraction of a percent. You can be making $100k in the US after a 6 month bootcamp or in AU/CA with a couple of years experience.
- lonbigtech 6y ago> Zurich is Not when you factor in the tax differential I doubt that $100k is the 99th percentile for London developers, maybe it is for European in general.
- ryandrake 6y agoIf you've read salary threads, you’d know that everyone on Hacker News makes $1.5 million per year as an entry level software engineer, owns three houses and a Ferrari, and has a supermodel significant other.