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Average is a really bad way of measuring what people get paid though. The average pay in Poland is currently 6700PLN/month , and that's a crazy amount of money

Average is a really bad way of measuring what people get paid though. The average pay in Poland is currently 6700PLN/month , and that's a crazy amount of money for that country. Like, teachers are paid 2000-3000PLN, just to show you the disparity between the average and "real" pay of real people. A factory worker will make much closer to 2000PLN a month than 6700PLN.

Darge 4y ago
> Like, teachers are paid 2000-3000PLN Can you please provide some sources for that claim? For example [1] says that the lowest, starting salary is already over 3000. And the salaries for teachers grow with work experience. [1] https://notesfrompoland.com/2022/10/12/polish-teachers-among-lowest-paid-in-europe-shows-eu-report/ https://notesfrompoland.com/2022/10/12/polish-teachers-among...
- gambiting 4y ago
  >>Can you please provide some sources for that claim? Family who are teachers - but I guess the bottom of the scale has increased now, that's my mistake. Also observe how the top of the scale is 64578PLN/year, and according to the article, teachers reach that level in about 20 years on average. So even after working in the profession for 20 years, you don't reach the average wage for your country when working as a teacher.
  - Darge 4y ago
    The "average salary in Poland" you are mentioning is a very specific measurement based on companies that have 10 or more employees. This measures only a subset of workers: in particular, it does not measure the salaries of school teachers. The true average salary in Poland is lower than that. I suspect that you do reach the average salary as an experienced teacher.
michpoch 4y ago
Your data is a bit dated - the minimum wage in Poland is 3010 PLN and it'll be 3490 PLN starting 1st Jan 2023. The unemployment rate is very low, so to be able to hire factory employees you'd realistically need to offer at least 5000 PLN (~1000 USD) in gross salary. You'd have a much better chance to open such factory in Spain or Portugal, the salaries are similar, but you'll have an easier time hiring + green energy from sun.
Tade0 4y ago
Minimum wage in 2022 is 3010PLN, so they can't make 2k unless you're talking about pay after taxes, but that 6.7k figure is before taxes, so it's not an apples to apples comparison.

Darge 4y ago

> Like, teachers are paid 2000-3000PLN Can you please provide some sources for that claim? For example [1] says that the lowest, starting salary is already over 3000. And the salaries for teachers grow with work experience. [1] https://notesfrompoland.com/2022/10/12/polish-teachers-among-lowest-paid-in-europe-shows-eu-report/ https://notesfrompoland.com/2022/10/12/polish-teachers-among...

gambiting 4y ago
>>Can you please provide some sources for that claim? Family who are teachers - but I guess the bottom of the scale has increased now, that's my mistake. Also observe how the top of the scale is 64578PLN/year, and according to the article, teachers reach that level in about 20 years on average. So even after working in the profession for 20 years, you don't reach the average wage for your country when working as a teacher.
- Darge 4y ago
  The "average salary in Poland" you are mentioning is a very specific measurement based on companies that have 10 or more employees. This measures only a subset of workers: in particular, it does not measure the salaries of school teachers. The true average salary in Poland is lower than that. I suspect that you do reach the average salary as an experienced teacher.

michpoch 4y ago

Your data is a bit dated - the minimum wage in Poland is 3010 PLN and it'll be 3490 PLN starting 1st Jan 2023. The unemployment rate is very low, so to be able to hire factory employees you'd realistically need to offer at least 5000 PLN (~1000 USD) in gross salary. You'd have a much better chance to open such factory in Spain or Portugal, the salaries are similar, but you'll have an easier time hiring + green energy from sun.

Tade0 4y ago

Minimum wage in 2022 is 3010PLN, so they can't make 2k unless you're talking about pay after taxes, but that 6.7k figure is before taxes, so it's not an apples to apples comparison.