not so much - US employees need very expensive employer-provided health insurance. In the EU that's covered by taxes instead. I couldn't find a direct compariso

not so much - US employees need very expensive employer-provided health insurance. In the EU that's covered by taxes instead. I couldn't find a direct comparison (hard because it varies by state & country), but it seems to be a wash: https://topsourceworldwide.com/international-salaries/ https://topsourceworldwide.com/international-salaries/ note that China is 40% of salary as a payroll tax, which tops the list.