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But earning 'only' £100k would be on the lower end in Cali.

• ta1243 2y ago
  "The median salary for full-time workers in California is $66,986" -- https://www.incomebyzipcode.com/california https://www.incomebyzipcode.com/california Salary difference isn't because of tax (employer NI contributions in the UK are high - £12,500 for £100k, but employer healthcare is high in the US) The assertion was that employee taxes were high in europe. Now they may be in mainland, but in the UK that's not particularly true, not at 100k range anyway. On the California median salary of $67k, in the US you keep $51,915, in the UK you keep $51,741, practically the same. At $500k, in California you'd keep $287k, in the UK $279k, so 3% difference there at the 8-times median CA wage, I'll admit that. At that salary though the employer contribution to tax in the UK is significantly higher than healthcare contribution in the US, so sure, probably around 10% difference in total. There's basically no difference in income taxes between the UK and US, that doesn't explain the massive salary difference.
  • Insanity 2y ago
    I thought this discussion was focused on engineering. Median salary of 67k for SDEs sounds .. low? Any Californians want to weigh in? :) EDIT: median salary in SF: https://www.levels.fyi/t/software-engineer/locations/san-francisco-bay-area https://www.levels.fyi/t/software-engineer/locations/san-fra... would be >350k USD.
    • ta1243 2y ago
      The assertion was there are high taxes. There aren't, even for those on $500k a year.
      • Insanity 2y ago
        Gotcha, sorry, missed that that was your point. Agreed, the taxes issue is kind of blown out of proportion. I'd rather pay more taxes and have good (/ cheap) healthcare and education to be honest.
  • gpderetta 2y ago
    In the UK, taxes are abnormally high in the 100k-125k band.