Europe data salary benchmark 2023

Post by nerbert » Sat, May 27, 2023, 8:59 PM UTC

Yujf wrote: post #7

mahmoudhossam wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Taxation is highly dependent on location and personal factors (single income vs double income household) and other factors that are irrelevant in this context. Also "benefits" in the American sense aren't really a thing in the EU.

I don't know "the american sense", but benfits are definetely a thing in Belgium. I think like 60+% of engineers get company cars.

Post by jonasdegendt » Sat, May 27, 2023, 9:05 PM UTC

nerbert wrote: post #21

Yujf wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't know "the american sense", but benfits are definetely a thing in Belgium. I think like 60+% of engineers get company cars.

Doesn't 60% of Belgium get company cars? Not something related to engineering, it's one of the basic perks a lot of people get.

Post by Hamuko » Sat, May 27, 2023, 9:19 PM UTC

jonasdegendt wrote: post #22

akavi wrote: post #10

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I assume that cars are not seen as a taxable benefit in Belgium?

It is but at a hilariously cheap rate. It’s pennies on the dollar (or euro, in this case) compared to owning a car outright. It’s a fringe benefit that was invented in order to enable employers to sweeten the pay package without having to straight up pay more, and respectively pay a lot more taxes. We’ve a large bunch of these tax efficient fringe benefits in Belgium but the company car is by far the one that provide…

Post by koliber » Sat, May 27, 2023, 9:51 PM UTC

Barrin92 wrote: post #16

ChuckNorris89 wrote: post #4

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>There's a huge difference in CoL between the mentioned metro areas. Then good thing the title is honest and explicitly says "salary benchmarks" and not CoL benchmarks. CoL varies from person and lifestyle.

cost of living is highly relevant when you compare salary data because it's one of the primary factors that determines the cost of labor. If you pay a Berlin salary in SF nobody's gonna show up because that doesn't cover your apartment rent. It tells you little about how much you effectively pocket. If you want to get some use out of this data you need to adjust it for purchasing power.

Post by onlyrealcuzzo » Sat, May 27, 2023, 10:12 PM UTC

emptysongglass wrote: post #28

We are getting absolutely fleeced by our American counterparts and paying higher taxes on top. Yet we're every bit as good developers, DevOps Engineers, SREs, you name it in tech. And cost of living in US metro areas vs Europe does not even begin to explain why. I wish we'd collectively take a harder stance on the bargaining line because it is insane to me we be paid half, a third less and then shell out very high ta…