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But is that a UK thing or not? I worked for a fintech company in London and was earning on the order of £250,000/yr. We had quite a few eng who were earning bet

But is that a UK thing or not? I worked for a fintech company in London and was earning on the order of £250,000/yr. We had quite a few eng who were earning between £100k-£150k. Admittedly it was a UK/US company - the founders were American and the eng team was almost all in London. But it's not like your salary says something deeply fundamental about the UK, no more than salaries in Mountain View tell you something about the whole of the US.

clnq 4y ago
The necessity of frugal living while earning twice the national average definitely says something fundamental about a country's economy. There are many countries in Europe where earning double the average salary will make one quickly accumulate wealth. Regarding the London fintech experience, you are right, it is comparable to Mountain View. The financial industry in London is a well known exception to the rule when it comes to salaries in the UK.