Unlikely. Education is much more expensive in the US which means having a degree will fetch a higher premium. With free education European software developers n

Unlikely. Education is much more expensive in the US which means having a degree will fetch a higher premium. With free education European software developers need lower salary to make getting the education worthwhile. Also European work days are much shorter. A key reason American software developers earn more is because they work a lot more hours. Last time I checked this I think I concluded I had much better hourly salary here in Europe than in the US because work weeks where crazy in the US. Not to mention much shorter vacations. I got 6 weeks full paid vacation with plenty of national holidays on top, and long paternity leave for each kid. It is unrealistic for why we should have the same pay as Americans with all the benefits we enjoy.