Ironically, these salaries are really mostly only attainable working for American companies. Some facts for anyone reading: - 350k is like 200k net in CA - 20

Ironically, these salaries are really mostly only attainable working for American companies. Some facts for anyone reading: - 350k is like 200k net in CA - 200k is ~110k net in Germany - ~90k post-tax difference - Germany: 25 days PTO min - Meta: 25-30 days PTO min - Google: 20 days PTO min Considering COL differences, you'd probably save 40-50k more in the US than Germany with these numbers. Maybe it's not significant enough to lose the EU lifestyle bonuses but it's also not nothing.