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Bulgarian here. :) We like to be hush-hush about the benefits of living in Bulgaria. Nothing at the moment beats the taxes, location and potential of Bulgaria

Bulgarian here. :) We like to be hush-hush about the benefits of living in Bulgaria. Nothing at the moment beats the taxes, location and potential of Bulgaria in Eastern Europe :) You can ask me any questions related to living cost, places, customs, etc or anything related to Bulgaria.

Oron7 5y ago
In which cities do you think there is the most work in the IT sector? Also, how do you rent a place? With agencies, do they want a lot of documents and stuff? Thanks!
- SantiagoElf 5y ago
  Sofia, without a doubt - the capital. Not much documents are needed in order to start working with an agency due to the fact that the market is starved for IT specialists. It's not uncommon a person with 0 experience to start at 2K BGN which is around 1K eur. Ranges are ( these are NET salaries after tax): - Super Jr -> 1k - 1.5k EUR - Juniour -> 1.5k - 2.5k EUR - Mid-Level -> 2.5k - 3.5k EUR - Sr. Dev -> 3.5k -> ~4-5k EUR without being a people manager It's full of collocation workspaces like: https://betahaus.bg/en/ https://betahaus.bg/en/ http://soho.bg/index-en.php http://soho.bg/index-en.php https://cosmos.camp/ https://cosmos.camp/ http://cosharehive.com/ http://cosharehive.com/ https://trevorworkspaces.com/ https://trevorworkspaces.com/ etc. etc.
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  - overfl0w 5y ago
    The ranges mentioned are in BGN. Nobody will pay 1.5k - 2.5k EUR to a junior. source: I work there Also this: https://noblehire.io/salary-survey-2021/ https://noblehire.io/salary-survey-2021/
    - SantiagoElf 5y ago
      Nope EUR. If you are making less than 3000 BGN as a juniour in Sofia, you are getting robbed.
      - p2detar 5y ago
        Can you provide any sources for these salaries? Thanks.
bogdanu 5y ago
> Nothing at the moment beats the taxes, location and potential of Bulgaria in Eastern Europe :) I wouldn't be so sure, haha. I live in RO and this year I've paid less than 5% in taxes (half of them being pension fund and 25% health insurance).
- romaniatax 5y ago
  Hold on I am also in Romania and pay 7%. Are you classed as PFA Consultant? If so then there's no programming "allowed" else it's the wrong category. Which tax code are you using so I can switch?
  - bogdanu 5y ago
    Yup, I'm a PFA with a fixed taxation rate (norma de venit) using 6202. Keep in mind that taxation rates differ by a lot for each county.
    - romaniatax 5y ago
      6202 is strictly for consulting services (ie. no programming). was advised by anaf and my accountant not to use it as it would be, basically, fraud (since i also write code not just "advice" - which is what the romanian tax system defines as consulting). use it at your own risk as they can back-tax if they catch you. either way thanks for this!
      - bogdanu 5y ago
        Yes, I'm aware. I'm not worried because in my contracts it's mentioned that I offer consulting services.
        romaniatax 5y ago
        Well that's great but I decided not to massage my contracts to accommodate for an _even_ lower tax.
      - 5y ago

Oron7 5y ago

In which cities do you think there is the most work in the IT sector? Also, how do you rent a place? With agencies, do they want a lot of documents and stuff? Thanks!

SantiagoElf 5y ago
Sofia, without a doubt - the capital. Not much documents are needed in order to start working with an agency due to the fact that the market is starved for IT specialists. It's not uncommon a person with 0 experience to start at 2K BGN which is around 1K eur. Ranges are ( these are NET salaries after tax): - Super Jr -> 1k - 1.5k EUR - Juniour -> 1.5k - 2.5k EUR - Mid-Level -> 2.5k - 3.5k EUR - Sr. Dev -> 3.5k -> ~4-5k EUR without being a people manager It's full of collocation workspaces like: https://betahaus.bg/en/ https://betahaus.bg/en/ http://soho.bg/index-en.php http://soho.bg/index-en.php https://cosmos.camp/ https://cosmos.camp/ http://cosharehive.com/ http://cosharehive.com/ https://trevorworkspaces.com/ https://trevorworkspaces.com/ etc. etc.
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- overfl0w 5y ago
  The ranges mentioned are in BGN. Nobody will pay 1.5k - 2.5k EUR to a junior. source: I work there Also this: https://noblehire.io/salary-survey-2021/ https://noblehire.io/salary-survey-2021/
  - SantiagoElf 5y ago
    Nope EUR. If you are making less than 3000 BGN as a juniour in Sofia, you are getting robbed.
    - p2detar 5y ago
      Can you provide any sources for these salaries? Thanks.

bogdanu 5y ago

> Nothing at the moment beats the taxes, location and potential of Bulgaria in Eastern Europe :) I wouldn't be so sure, haha. I live in RO and this year I've paid less than 5% in taxes (half of them being pension fund and 25% health insurance).

romaniatax 5y ago
Hold on I am also in Romania and pay 7%. Are you classed as PFA Consultant? If so then there's no programming "allowed" else it's the wrong category. Which tax code are you using so I can switch?
- bogdanu 5y ago
  Yup, I'm a PFA with a fixed taxation rate (norma de venit) using 6202. Keep in mind that taxation rates differ by a lot for each county.
  - romaniatax 5y ago
    6202 is strictly for consulting services (ie. no programming). was advised by anaf and my accountant not to use it as it would be, basically, fraud (since i also write code not just "advice" - which is what the romanian tax system defines as consulting). use it at your own risk as they can back-tax if they catch you. either way thanks for this!
    - bogdanu 5y ago
      Yes, I'm aware. I'm not worried because in my contracts it's mentioned that I offer consulting services.
      - romaniatax 5y ago
        Well that's great but I decided not to massage my contracts to accommodate for an _even_ lower tax.
    - 5y ago