Re:Welcoming Tech Talent from Around the World to France
by foepys on Sunday July 02, 2017 @04:54PM
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You cannot directly compare a San Francisco salary to a French/Western European salary. Healthcare, benefits, rent, etc. are completely different.
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Re:Welcoming Tech Talent from Around the World to France
by richardknop on Sunday July 02, 2017 @05:17PM
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You can compare contracting in London/Zurich/other financial centre. There you can get on par with SF salaries as contractor.
Btw, rent in London is about the same as SF or slightly higher. So even with benefits included it's a worse deal.
I don't know what the situation with renting is like in Paris but given how low salaries are rent would have to be much lower compared to London in order for it to make sense to work there instead.
Re:Welcoming Tech Talent from Around the World to France
by user5994461 on Monday July 03, 2017 @06:52AM
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Paris: Rent is 1000 to 1500 € a month for a 1 bedroom.
Add the utilities and council tax on top.
That's tough considering a typical salary of 40k/year is about 2k/month after all taxes.
Re:Welcoming Tech Talent from Around the World to France
by richardknop on Monday July 03, 2017 @12:39PM
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Yeah. In London I pay £1800 for 1 bedroom in zone 1.
But at least you can make £120k per year here as contractor so it's manageable.
What's the contracting market like in Paris?
Re:Welcoming Tech Talent from Around the World to France
by user5994461 on Monday July 03, 2017 @01:37PM
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In the context of a London vs Paris comparison, there isn't a contracting market in Paris.
French companies don't hire individual contractors directly. It's part of the culture.