While I am aware some discussions on HN make it sound like everyone in the US has a Silicon Valley type of salary, I assure you that is not the case, and the av

While I am aware some discussions on HN make it sound like everyone in the US has a Silicon Valley type of salary, I assure you that is not the case, and the average US salary about $43000/per year, or closer to $3500/month (which, without looking it up, I think is about €2500). Having said that, I still note that everything is more expensive in Europe (er, well, Netherlands and UK, the countries I'm most familiar with) than in the United States.