I don't think the salaries are a bad joke, but if you bring that point up, also compare how worker rights etc. are a bad joke in the U.S. Whatever salary you g

I don't think the salaries are a bad joke, but if you bring that point up, also compare how worker rights etc. are a bad joke in the U.S. Whatever salary you get here, you will get a much more secure life than the equivalent (inflated) salary in the U.S. gives you.