Re:Canada's Tech Firms Capitalize On Immigration Anxiety
by goodcanadian on Monday June 12, 2017 @05:19PM
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I don't think people would complain if it were only a little less for the benefits you describe, but the factor of three that is mentioned by other comments is not an exaggeration. It is one thing to take a pay cut of 20% to live in a "safer, more liberal country." It is quite another to take a pay cut of 70%. Right now, I am trying to move back to Canada. My goal is to get about 50% of the salary that I got at my last job in the U.S., and even that is looking very unlikely.
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Re:Canada's Tech Firms Capitalize On Immigration Anxiety
by rb808 on Monday June 12, 2017 @06:00PM
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Sure but the second problem isn't the general level of salaries its that most countries dont have a city like the Bay Area or NYC. If you compare similar types of cities: Portland/Vancouver and Chicago/Toronto I dont think the salaries are 3x.
(Though I get the point that this isn't consistent with my first comment)
Re:Canada's Tech Firms Capitalize On Immigration Anxiety
by canadian123456 on Monday June 12, 2017 @06:42PM
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Entry level for a really good engineer in Toronto is... 90k if we're optimistic & it's changed since I last looked last year? Entry level for a really good engineer in America is 185k+. Total compensation, obviously.
That's before taking into account the volume of job opportunities, exchange rate, and access to goods and services.