As a Norwegian I was thinking the exact same thing, ref. my comment about cost of living differences in the other comment tree. And this is the _average_ salary

As a Norwegian I was thinking the exact same thing, ref. my comment about cost of living differences in the other comment tree. And this is the _average_ salary we are talking about. Granted, Americans work longer hours and have fewer holidays...but the difference can't be _that_ large. Maybe it's time to relocate.