Re:Ask HN: How's the Paris startup scene?
by sametmax on Friday August 10, 2018 @11:26AM
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French working for an American company. Yes.
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Re:Ask HN: How's the Paris startup scene?
by Voloskaya on Friday August 10, 2018 @11:30AM
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Yea sure, and a French working for a Dubai-based company would make 5 times more, but that's not really representative of the average case is it?
Re:Ask HN: How's the Paris startup scene?
by sametmax on Friday August 10, 2018 @11:44AM
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30% of the french salary goes to social security and retirements.
American salaries are 2 to 3 times higher.
The cost of life is NOT twice higher.
Do the math.
Also remember we are talking about tech. Not all salaries.
> American salaries are 2 to 3 times higher.
Cash in hand is 2 to 3 times higher, but compensation is not.
You need to include benefits such as company car, extra holidays (europe starts with 20 + unlimited sick days), 13th month (get paid twice on december), food stamps (around 8€ / working day), ...
And stock options can be part of the package on both side of the ocean. You should value them similarly.
> The cost of life is NOT twice higher. Rent is around twice higher in SF, and contributes for a significant portion of your total expense. Other expenses (leisure, culture, ...) is indeed more slightly more expensive in SF but not by a factor x2.