Re:The new land of opportunity for immigrants is Germany
by uberwach on Monday August 18, 2014 @05:27PM
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1500€/month after taxes sounds very low. That is like 27k yearly before taxes (Steuerklasse 1 / no church taxes). Eastern europeans get paid that, because you can lowball them so easily. But as far as I know 40k is a lower bound for cs graduates.
For reference I got 56.5k/year base salary at my first job after graduation (small company) and that were 2770€/month after taxes. I even have two friends that earn more than I do. Quit that one after half a year though (russian offshore programmers communication hell).
Your rent/food prices are correct though. Small hack: your employer can pay you 44€/month tax-free for the public transport ticket (geldwerter Vorteil Freibetrag).
Re:The new land of opportunity for immigrants is Germany
by iagooar on Monday August 18, 2014 @05:23PM
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If you get 1500€ after taxes, you are being hugely underpaid. 2000€ should be the very least you should expect / demand.
For reference, a regular programming job should be around €1500 per month after taxes, while a month worth of supermarket food costs around €250 (although the right habits can shave almost a hundred from that). Add another €100 for a month of unlimited public transport, and you are set.