Somewhat of a tangent, does anyone know how to convert a US-working condition total comp of 250k$ to, say, Swedish-working condition total comp?
The highest Swedish total comp for Software engineer I ever heard is (75kSEK / month). This is 2.5 times lower than the above figure. However, to be fair, total "Swedish" comp should also include public benefits, like pension, parental leave, free "stay at home with sick child", free university, free healthcare, etc.
How can one determine if Swedes are underpaid or just pushed into mandatory savings?
> However, to be fair, total "Swedish" comp should also include public benefits, like pension, parental leave, free "stay at home with sick child", free university, free healthcare, etc
Does it? don't you pay really high taxes on the 75k to cover for the benefits you just listed? Whereas in the US, you pay a lot less taxes and probably equal or better health insurance coverage if you're a SWE.
I think another thing to factor in is housing and purchasing power. 200k in SF is different from 150k in the midwest or 90k in Malmö
The highest Swedish total comp for Software engineer I ever heard is (75kSEK / month). This is 2.5 times lower than the above figure. However, to be fair, total "Swedish" comp should also include public benefits, like pension, parental leave, free "stay at home with sick child", free university, free healthcare, etc.
How can one determine if Swedes are underpaid or just pushed into mandatory savings?