Lol sure. If you get this kind of responsibility anywhere in western Europe in a professional setting, you are getting paid definitely somewhere in that salary region.

The effective amount will of course differ greatly between the countries, but please don't forget that the expenses vary as well. (15k a month in Switzerland isn't as much as 15k a month in Germany)

I'd say around 1 percent of devs make that much... And then Mr tax man will take between 50 and 70 percent

I didn't include all devs. Of course a "normal" developer doesn't make this much. As a lead developer you earn a lot of money here.

I know a couple of senior (non lead) developers who earn this much.

I like how one user deleted his comment saying even in Ukraine or Georgia basic dev earns more than 10k USD/month

No way. That must be top tier talent. With 10k USD a month you basically own the town.

You can go very very far with that money in western Europe too. Maybe places like Paris or London may be much more expensive, though.

> Maybe places like Paris or London may be much more expensive, though.

Definitely. In my experience (lead dev in the UK), salaries for senior positions in London are at least 1.5-2x the amount elsewhere in the UK - but living costs are also much higher.

> basic dev earns

Not true, basic junior devs in Poland start even from $15K per year(invoice equivalent without VAT).

Good devs in Ukraine get $50K/year+ but AFAIK they have 5% taxes only. Good = hireable by S&P500 companies for example. Anyway most of them prefer to move to Poland for example due to better government/QoL.

10k a year perhaps