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Granted, in USA you're paid 10 times more than in the rest of the world.

• bonzini 6y ago
  Not really. Italy has abysmal IT wages, a 30.000 euros wage in Italy is probably for roles that would get an 80.000$ salary in the US. That's not even 3x but then: * there's 7% extra that is paid as a lump sum when you change employers, and 33% paid into a retirement account (vs. perhaps 20% for a 401k; employer/employee proportion of 25-75 vs. 50-50 for 401k matching) * you don't enter work with any debt, because university is paid by the state if you're poor. I have seen directors from America (easily $200k salary) saying they can't afford a vacation in Europe because they have two sons/daughters in grad school. * you don't have to pay for healthcare (and taxes are comparable for lower income tax brackets). If you have a child, pregnancy+delivery costs €0.00. * nowhere in Italy are you going to have a real estate market as crazy as Silicon Valley * childcare will cost 150-500 euros a month depending on age vs 1000-3000$ in the US Putting everything together, maybe you're paid twice as much. Go to Germany or Finland and there's even less difference.