I work in an international company and it is very difficult to compare EU to US, our US employees are on average 1.5x more expensive but, with that money they have to pay for more expensive healthcare with poorer coverage, and to get their kids to a good school they need to live in very expensive neighborhoods. For us in the Netherlands school quality is roughly homogeneous and when you get cancer you will never see a bill or suffer financially.
But 30k at 7 years of experience in IT is pretty low if you ask me (we’re talking before tax right?), for us that would be called "modal", about what a nurse or police officer would make?
I work in the Netherlands (large healthcare company) and make about 100k (12 years of experience after my PhD), however, I think my company pays quite well and when applying at other places I'd get about 85-90k? Depending on the company, larger is higher I think.
The way to a higher pay (but higher risk) for me is becoming independent I think. Then I'd probable be able to ask for 150 an hour (as consultant/sw dev). This be fore tax, no pension etc.
But 30k at 7 years of experience in IT is pretty low if you ask me (we’re talking before tax right?), for us that would be called "modal", about what a nurse or police officer would make?
I work in the Netherlands (large healthcare company) and make about 100k (12 years of experience after my PhD), however, I think my company pays quite well and when applying at other places I'd get about 85-90k? Depending on the company, larger is higher I think.
The way to a higher pay (but higher risk) for me is becoming independent I think. Then I'd probable be able to ask for 150 an hour (as consultant/sw dev). This be fore tax, no pension etc.