That's not all that uncommon in eastern Europe. I used to earn 5€/hour at my first programming gig in Slovakia. LV in the parent's post likely refers to Latvia.

That's not all that uncommon in eastern Europe. I used to earn 5€/hour at my first programming gig in Slovakia. LV in the parent's post likely refers to Latvia. In fact, even in the first world countries like Italy or Spain it's not uncommon to earn less than 1700€ net. Here in Finland, 80% of the US GDP/capita btw, some entry level positions are at 2000€ net.