For fun, here are the figures for Croatia (yearly take-home salary and total cost for employer, all in USD for easier comparison): Average salary (take-home):

For fun, here are the figures for Croatia (yearly take-home salary and total cost for employer, all in USD for easier comparison): Average salary (take-home): $11874 Average salary (total cost for employer): $19875 Median salary (take-home): $10225 Median salary (total cost for employer): $16526 Starting junior dev salary (take-home): $14800 Starting junior dev salary (total cost for employer): $25800 Senior dev salary (they can go higher, but that's relatively rare for local employers) (take-home): $27700 Senior dev salary (total cost for employer): $52000 VAT is 25%. Safety net is a joke. Health care is universal, but not that good. Education is mediocre at best.