Let’s also consider cost of living here vs the US, and average pay. For example, I live in north Italy and i currently earn 60k euro yearly, which is 2.5x the average italian paycheck of 27k.
I also have a 10% bonus, which is something most companies outside of IT simply do not offer in Italy.
I think doctors average pay is around 60-70k for comparison with highly paying jobs…
But again, depends on the area. An attic in Trento city center, in an historical building, completely renewed very recently? 400k
That gets you a very small flat in Milan, and not even near city center.
Same price gets you a big-ass detached house where I live (30 minutes drive from nearest city)
As for quality of living I don’t have much experience, I’ve been living for a while in Ireland and UK, but only few weeks at a time, so I don’t really have anything to contribute to that discussion tbh
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It's actually even more localized than that: the vast majority of places in the US don't pay that much. Silicon Valley, NYC, and some other metros will have higher ranges, of course, and BigCorps can afford to pay it. But if you live in the Midwest or program for a company whose business isn't software—which is likely a healthy minority of software positions, if not a majority—you generally won't make that much.