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Comparing salaries for tech workers in the EU vs H1B in the US does not make a lot of sense. Cost of living, taxation, rents, electricity/gas bills and welfare
by mattrighetti 3y ago
Comparing salaries for tech workers in the EU vs H1B in the US does not make a lot of sense.
Cost of living, taxation, rents, electricity/gas bills and welfare are completely different.
- 0xDEF 3y agoFresh of the boat immigrants are not entitled to welfare in Europe. Taxation and electricity/gas bills tend to lower in the US. Rent in Silicon Valley and NYC are definitely a lot higher than anywhere in Europe but those are not the only places with tech jobs.
- dboreham 3y agoDispute that taxes in US are lower. Sales tax is lower than VAT. That's true. But income tax is about the same or higher in the US, in my experience.
- arlort 3y ago> Fresh of the boat immigrants are not entitled to welfare in Europe If you mean healthcare then employed residents (what H1B is) are
- mattrighetti 3y ago> Rent in Silicon Valley and NYC are definitely a lot higher than anywhere in Europe Salaries in SF and NYC for tech workers are way higher in those areas indeed. I would argue that that is probably the main reason why rents are so high, there's plenty of tech workers with stellar salaries willing to pay for a house.