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A comment on Ask HN: A US programmer makes 3 times that of a EU programmer. Why?.

Re:Ask HN: A US programmer makes 3 times that of a EU progra... by baybal2 on Tuesday October 12, 2021 @07:15AM (#28838352)
Proximity to Eastern Europe, with some Eastern European nations now being EU members.
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Re:Ask HN: A US programmer makes 3 times that of a EU progra... by rizn on Tuesday October 12, 2021 @09:53AM (#28839653)
Not sure where the stats come from, but €57k is not even that much in EE. Currently making slightly over €100k in Eastern EU state. Magic word "contracting".
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Re:Ask HN: A US programmer makes 3 times that of a EU progra... by rl1987 on Tuesday October 12, 2021 @10:19AM (#28839997)
Contracting or not, very few East European developers make six figure yearly amounts.
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Re:Ask HN: A US programmer makes 3 times that of a EU progra... by baybal2 on Tuesday October 12, 2021 @10:13AM (#28839914)
> Magic word "contracting".

Contracting will make you even more money in US too

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