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It's on the low-end of average for a software developer salary in Sweden. Sort of thing you'd earn with 5 years of experience.

Cost of living matters a lot when "translating" income.

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It is not. If you studied three years at University you should ask for at least 35 300 kr a month before taxes. If you worked for five years you should earn a lot more. See https://www.sverigesingenjorer.se/lon/lonestatistik/ingangsl...

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Dunno, I still think it can be characterized as the low-end of average, even if it's closer to 2-3 years of experience. Maybe not in Stockholm, but there are a places that still offer like 30k for entry level hires.

As written in the article talking salaries in Sweden is avoided, so there are probably many offers in that range. The recommendation is for Sweden in general though, not Stockholm. It is for any kind of engineer, where IT is above average.

What are you referring to in the article? All taxable income (which would include salary) is public information in Sweden and the majority are unionized and do talk about salaries.

Mostly "Please understand that I’m publishing this for transparency, not to brag about making so much or complain about not making enough." and such.

Yeah, that's what I thought. I think you read too much into that. He's just being the humble and cool guy he is. It's not as taboo here like it is in the US.[1]

1. https://www.ft.com/content/2a9274be-72aa-11e7-93ff-99f383b09...

If you're earning 1.8k eur in Sweden with 5 years of experience, you're doing something really wrong.

In Latvia, a much poorer EU country you're looking st 2.5k at least woth 5 years of exp.

May figures may be a few years out of date, but it's not that far off. Also varies with where you live. Stockholm pays a bit more, but is also significantly more expensive to live in.

This is also assuming you're employed. Contractors will probably at least double that.

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