> making 4000 - 5000€ per month, which would translate to ~$65.000 per year I don't know what is the situation in your location, but in one country which fits

> making 4000 - 5000€ per month, which would translate to ~$65.000 per year I don't know what is the situation in your location, but in one country which fits your description it is customary to talk about the _net_ salary, i.e. after all national and local taxes; in the US, the UK and in many other places the salary is always discussed on pre-tax bases. To make things worse, in that particular country even the official figure - the one that is put on a contract - is not what the company is actually paying (for) you, as there are some taxes that are added _on top_ of that figure, effectively making them taxes for taxes. :/