That graduate degree requirement sucks. I'd actually consider it (as an employee) even though pay is much lower in France than in the U.S., but I don't have any higher education at all!
Salaries are lower, but you have social security, retirement, and very cheap education. You can't really compare gross salary.
Still much less expensive than in the US, inarguably.
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