Ask HN: Anyone making 200k as a software engineer outside the US?

Re:Ask HN: Anyone making 200k as a software engineer outside... by highhedgehog on Wednesday April 24, 2019 @06:27AM (#19737041)

Time to get the hell out of here (Italy): making 35k/year and it's considered a decent pay.

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Re:Ask HN: Anyone making 200k as a software engineer outside... by RAIN92 on Wednesday April 24, 2019 @06:49AM (#19737129)

Decent? That's quite a lot actually. CS/CSE with master degree makes 24/30k, after few of experience you can get to 35k but you're on the higher spectrum.

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Re:Ask HN: Anyone making 200k as a software engineer outside... by highhedgehog on Wednesday April 24, 2019 @10:12AM (#19738494)

I think it depends on where you live. I live in one of the richest areas, and my salary is decent, but not that great, especially if you compare it with the salaries abroad

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Re:Ask HN: Anyone making 200k as a software engineer outside... by mirkodrummer on Wednesday April 24, 2019 @06:42AM (#19737100)

25/35 is the base for junior positions or you are in a company that still underpay his employees, I do around 75K in Italy and I live like a New Yorker would do with 200K. Cost of living + quality of life in Italy is unbeatable if you have a good pay(at least more on average with other EU countries).

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Re:Ask HN: Anyone making 200k as a software engineer outside... by RAIN92 on Wednesday April 24, 2019 @06:50AM (#19737137)

I agree on the last sentence.. but how do you get to 75K in Italy? can you share your experience?

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Re:Ask HN: Anyone making 200k as a software engineer outside... by highhedgehog on Wednesday April 24, 2019 @08:59AM (#19737864)

Sure I don't have that much experience, but IT positions in Italy are genarally underpaid. 75K/year is definetly not a common thing here and yes, I do believe you live like a 200k would in other places. Where do you live?

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