Comment by Bootvis
2 years ago
I was offered a job in Munich I think in 2014. Unfortunately, the Cost of Living increase to be expected from living in Munich didn't stack up against the increase in salary.
A pity maybe, it would have allowed working with Clojure.
may I ask what position/salary you were offered?
It was September 2013 actually. Offer:
Software Engineer with EUR 45.000 yearly salary + bonus up to EUR 5.000 and 6 months probation and cancellation period of 3 months from both sides.
I'm Dutch and lived in the Netherlands and it would have meant moving abroad.
I've seen this over and over again: German software engineer salaries are just too low.
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I have a dumb question. Do advertised salaries in EU include tax or are tax deducted. Because I'm the US you get paid $100k but there are taxes and healthcare costs that need to be deducted.
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It doesn't sound too bad for that time if it was an entry level position. I started with a similar salary as a DevOps engineer in Munich at the end of 2019. Munich isn't cheap though, I pay 1,5k € in rent for a 54 sqm 2,5 room apartment in a good neighbourhood.
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