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Re:Ask HN: How to increase SWE salaries in Europe? by kgwgk on Thursday January 14, 2021 @05:05AM (#25774500)
> If marginal taxes are 50% (..) that's a net 25% pay rise

Only if you’re not paying any taxes currently :-)

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Re:Ask HN: How to increase SWE salaries in Europe? by alkonaut on Thursday January 14, 2021 @05:13AM (#25774568)
Yeah that's probably the wrong way to express it (hadn't had coffee). If I get $N pay rise, it's only a $0.5N net pay rise, which makes it much less attractive.
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