For skilled programmers, pay in Germany tends to be $5k to $6k per month after all taxes and the highest level of health insurance and a generous retirement ins

For skilled programmers, pay in Germany tends to be $5k to $6k per month after all taxes and the highest level of health insurance and a generous retirement insurance and disability and private unemployment insurance (additional to the government one). That is enough for an entire family to rent a house and live a very comfortable life pretty much everywhere in Germany, except maybe Munich city center. There are strong overtime protections, I've heard from people who were paid 4x their regular salary because they were called in on a Sunday. I'm sure the FAANG pay better, but maybe house + family + free time is nicer than high numbers in your online banking?