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Depends where he is. £90K for a remote gig is a pretty damn good dev salary by national standards. If you live somewhere cheap (outside of London and the London

by nly 4y ago

Depends where he is. £90K for a remote gig is a pretty damn good dev salary by national standards. If you live somewhere cheap (outside of London and the London commuter belt, the South East, and perhaps away from a few other major city centers), you can live well on that salary. In London? You probably won't be buying a property anytime soon, unless you have a partner with a similar salary. Single and renting? You're leading a pretty comfy bachelor life For perspective though, £90K is almost 3x the national median full-time wage . Total taxation at this level is 32%.

nonethewiser 4y ago
Double fucked then. Lower salaries and higher taxes.
- elcomet 4y ago
  But free healthcare and education. Plus retirement benefits included
  - generalizations 4y ago
    In the us you put the money you save from lower taxes into a better healthcare plan, and get some nice quality care.
    - pwinnski 4y ago
      In the US, we pay more than any other developed nation for health care, and get worse results than most other developed nations in return. Individual healthcare plans are grossly inefficient.
    - JohnFen 4y ago
      Yeah, that doesn't really work out as well as you might think.
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- nly 4y ago
  What's the % of total employee taxation at the 3x median salary level in say, SF or NYC?
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dzonga 4y ago
not only that. you've a bunch of smart people here - who're blind. looking at absolute numbers as if they mean something. I worked in a mid-tier us city i.e Austin, Nashville and my take home pay is comparable to what I earn in london for the same role level. and same level of company profile. never worked at a mega tech - but have worked for well known ones. and better yet my standard of living is higher.