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With the difference that $100k is easily reachable in Silicon Valley for engineering positions even before reaching senior levels.

Here in Tallinn, not so much.

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Was going to say that in Baltics 50k a year is not a salary that an average engineer can aspire to. It is more than the premier makes..

Additional data point: UBNT is paying 36k in Riga which is an outlier at the top. I think most positions with a few years of experience are around 25k in Riga and starting salaries are around 12k.

Time to move to Tallinn. ;-)

$50k gross is <€3k net monthly. There are quite many who make that, probably over 2% of the tech workforce (more than 2-300 people in Estonia). But even with €2k net your consumable income is bigger than for someone making $100k in the Valley.

Technically - $50k gross is, at current exchange rates, around EUR 3800 per month (before tax).

But yes, once you reach EUR 2000 net, you can have a very comfortable lifestyle.

Yes, took account of who and how much pays taxes in US vs EE. We don't talk about net here.

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