There are many major cities in the US where the salary you describe wouldn’t be out of the norm. Particularly in rust belt cities like Detroit or the Midwest.

There are many major cities in the US where the salary you describe wouldn’t be out of the norm. Particularly in rust belt cities like Detroit or the Midwest. You’re describing a $73.2k salary for a mid tier rails developer in Berlin. It’s hard to think of a comparable city to Berlin in the US. I think highly of Berlin, it has a great startup scene and a reasonable cost of living compared to other German cities I know of. But it is also somewhat of a recovering “rust belt city” that keeps costs low to fuel this growth.