There ain't no welfare state on heaven or earth that makes enough of a difference for new grads to earn 14-18k yearly (before tax). Good afternoon from Spain.

Spain salaries can be ridiculous, there has certainly been a boom and some startups are paying well for senior roles as competition heats up, but I consistently get recruiters pinging me with 30-40k openings for senior positions.

Ha, I actually have an Italian colleague who moved to Easter Europe(Slovakia) which I found surprising at first but then I discovered that Spain and Italy are comparable on salaries but have higher cost of living.

to simplify this statement: until you take into account that your taxes are used to provide important government services.

The salaries are lower before taxes though.

No, they are lower, and on top of that, they are taxed more.

> … until you take into account everything covered by welfare states.

You mean the services that barely work half the time?