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>Groceries >utilities From what I can tell these might cost 25% more in the US than Germany but that's such a drop in the bucket compared to engineer salaries
by marcinzm 5y ago
>Groceries
>utilities
From what I can tell these might cost 25% more in the US than Germany but that's such a drop in the bucket compared to engineer salaries it's irrelevant. These also vary drastically based on the location you're living since the US is a fairly massive country.
>taxes
The US has generally lower taxes. Sales tax is 0-8% depending on the state versus 15-27% for VAT. From what I can tell the average German workers has a tax rate of 39%. In the US it's 22%. Obviously tax brackets, state taxes and so on come into account but in general the US will have lower tax rates for the same income.
>health insurance
Covered by your employer and will be quiet nice at any decent company. The paperwork is the biggest pain point to be honest and it's convoluted sometimes. Even if it's a crappy plan the total cost to cover a family might be $10k a year worst case. Given the salaries that's a fairly minor cost and at a decent company would be much lower.