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Re:Elven.io – Send an email to get any Python programming jo... by icebraining on Saturday July 18, 2015 @07:54PM (#9909472)
Assuming the workers are employed full-time, $25/h is about $4000/month. That's a pretty good salary for an average programmer in Portugal (Europe!), even before taxes.
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Re:Elven.io – Send an email to get any Python programming jo... by escobar on Saturday July 18, 2015 @08:43PM (#9909574)
Yeah, that was my first guess, that the creators aren't in the US, and $50/hr is a good rate for a lot of developers that live in areas with a lower cost of living, etc.
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Re:Elven.io – Send an email to get any Python programming jo... by dlitz on Saturday July 18, 2015 @10:36PM (#9909824)
What about payroll taxes? In most places, your employer pays additional tax on top of your pre-tax salary.
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Re:Elven.io – Send an email to get any Python programming jo... by icebraining on Sunday July 19, 2015 @05:52AM (#9910641)
Apart from the withholding of income tax (which I was already counting), I think they only pay social security (23.75%).

Considering that many professional programmers with a college degree in Software Engineering make ~$1300/m (net), the remaining $2700 is plenty to cover all taxes and expenses for both parties.

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