Here in the Netherlands they will pay competitively... for management positions. Even middle management gets compensated very well. Engineers not so much.
I am also a dev in The Netherlands, while a lot of data is available for devs in the US I can't find something similar for NL. What would you consider a competitive pay for devs in NL? (Assuming we are talking about the Amsterdam area for the junior, medior resp. senior levels)?
Agreed, contracting is the way to go if you want decent money.