Re:Babel is used by millions, so why are we running out of m...
by tijl on Wednesday May 12, 2021 @02:08AM
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What also doesn't help, is that, at least in my experience, Americans usually mention pre-tax wages, while Europeans usually talk about their wages after tax (not sure if that is the case here, since nobody in this thread mentions taxes).
$11k is roughly €9k. With Belgian tax rates, you'll have about €4.4k left after tax. (Belgium is where I live, so those are the rates I know. In Easter Europe, tax rates are lower)
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Re:Babel is used by millions, so why are we running out of m...
by CRConrad on Wednesday May 12, 2021 @11:48AM
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> Americans usually mention pre-tax wages, while Europeans usually talk about their wages after tax
Some Europeans. AFAIK all the Nordic countries are similar in discussing salaries as pre-tax. Dunno for sure how it's done around the Mediterranean, but I wouldn't jump to the assumption that it's net-in-the-hand there either. Could well be that this "European norm" is just a German and perhaps French (and apparently Belgian?) thing.