Salaries are 1/4th - but you also don't have as high of pension / payroll costs as in US. At l3 & l4 - when you factor in benefits (including health care costs

Salaries are 1/4th - but you also don't have as high of pension / payroll costs as in US. At l3 & l4 - when you factor in benefits (including health care costs), 401k matching, payroll taxes - it's probably 1/5th or less.