3 ms·

It's on the low-end of average for a software developer salary in Sweden. Sort of thing you'd earn with 5 years of experience. Cost of living matters a lot whe

It's on the low-end of average for a software developer salary in Sweden. Sort of thing you'd earn with 5 years of experience. Cost of living matters a lot when "translating" income.

Raydovsky 4y ago
If you're earning 1.8k eur in Sweden with 5 years of experience, you're doing something really wrong. In Latvia, a much poorer EU country you're looking st 2.5k at least woth 5 years of exp.
- marginalia_nu 4y ago
  May figures may be a few years out of date, but it's not that far off. Also varies with where you live. Stockholm pays a bit more, but is also significantly more expensive to live in. This is also assuming you're employed. Contractors will probably at least double that.
  - deleted 4y ago
    [deleted]
- deleted 4y ago
  [deleted]
tqh 4y ago
It is not. If you studied three years at University you should ask for at least 35 300 kr a month before taxes. If you worked for five years you should earn a lot more. See https://www.sverigesingenjorer.se/lon/lonestatistik/ingangslon https://www.sverigesingenjorer.se/lon/lonestatistik/ingangsl... So donate more...
- marginalia_nu 4y ago
  Dunno, I still think it can be characterized as the low-end of average, even if it's closer to 2-3 years of experience. Maybe not in Stockholm, but there are a places that still offer like 30k for entry level hires.
  - tqh 4y ago
    As written in the article talking salaries in Sweden is avoided, so there are probably many offers in that range. The recommendation is for Sweden in general though, not Stockholm. It is for any kind of engineer, where IT is above average.
    - guerrilla 4y ago
      What are you referring to in the article? All taxable income (which would include salary) is public information in Sweden and the majority are unionized and do talk about salaries.
      - tqh 4y ago
        Mostly "Please understand that I’m publishing this for transparency, not to brag about making so much or complain about not making enough." and such.
        guerrilla 4y ago
        Yeah, that's what I thought. I think you read too much into that. He's just being the humble and cool guy he is. It's not as taboo here like it is in the US.[1] 1. https://www.ft.com/content/2a9274be-72aa-11e7-93ff-99f383b09ff9 https://www.ft.com/content/2a9274be-72aa-11e7-93ff-99f383b09...

It's on the low-end of average for a software developer salary in Sweden. Sort of thing you'd earn with 5 years of experience. Cost of living matters a lot when "translating" income.

Raydovsky 4y ago

If you're earning 1.8k eur in Sweden with 5 years of experience, you're doing something really wrong. In Latvia, a much poorer EU country you're looking st 2.5k at least woth 5 years of exp.

marginalia_nu 4y ago
May figures may be a few years out of date, but it's not that far off. Also varies with where you live. Stockholm pays a bit more, but is also significantly more expensive to live in. This is also assuming you're employed. Contractors will probably at least double that.
- deleted 4y ago
  [deleted]
deleted 4y ago
[deleted]

tqh 4y ago

It is not. If you studied three years at University you should ask for at least 35 300 kr a month before taxes. If you worked for five years you should earn a lot more. See https://www.sverigesingenjorer.se/lon/lonestatistik/ingangslon https://www.sverigesingenjorer.se/lon/lonestatistik/ingangsl... So donate more...

marginalia_nu 4y ago
Dunno, I still think it can be characterized as the low-end of average, even if it's closer to 2-3 years of experience. Maybe not in Stockholm, but there are a places that still offer like 30k for entry level hires.
- tqh 4y ago
  As written in the article talking salaries in Sweden is avoided, so there are probably many offers in that range. The recommendation is for Sweden in general though, not Stockholm. It is for any kind of engineer, where IT is above average.
  - guerrilla 4y ago
    What are you referring to in the article? All taxable income (which would include salary) is public information in Sweden and the majority are unionized and do talk about salaries.
    - tqh 4y ago
      Mostly "Please understand that I’m publishing this for transparency, not to brag about making so much or complain about not making enough." and such.
      - guerrilla 4y ago
        Yeah, that's what I thought. I think you read too much into that. He's just being the humble and cool guy he is. It's not as taboo here like it is in the US.[1] 1. https://www.ft.com/content/2a9274be-72aa-11e7-93ff-99f383b09ff9 https://www.ft.com/content/2a9274be-72aa-11e7-93ff-99f383b09...