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Re: hmmm
by jmk on Sunday 28/Mar/2004, @07:05

> Compared to EU states (e.g Finland), a beginner here gets about 1/8 of the average wages for an average programmer from there

Hmm, being from Finland i probably should point out that this really depends on the region and expertise, with Helsinki and Oulu being the best paid areas. Anyway, designer wages vary from 2000e/month (beginner with university or institute degree) up to 5000e/month (you have to be pretty damn good for this). My bet is that anything higher than that goes to management. This may sound decent, but take into account that we pay from 25-40% income tax, so..

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Re: hmmm
by Andras Mantia on Sunday 28/Mar/2004, @08:52

Terve,
As I said I was working there in 2000-2001. ;-) My salary was around halfway between the two figures you gave me and I thought that the average one is about 2500 now, but as you said it may be even higher. Of course, wages vary even inside a country, but so does living costs. I payed more for a rent there (in Helsinki) than I get here a month... Of course, concrete figures doesn't make sense if you don't know the living costs specific for a country, but believe me that what seems low living costs for a foreigner, might be very high for a man who lives here.
In bigger cities a rent can be 1/3 of a beginners salary, and with the other living related expenses (electricity, water, food) you are lucky if you remain with some money. And don't think that income taxes are low, there are around the same level as there...

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Re: hmmm
by Marc J. Driftmeyer on Monday 29/Mar/2004, @17:23

And you don't think within the US we have to pay over 30% of our wages to taxes?

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Re: hmmm
by Micky Socaci on Tuesday 30/Mar/2004, @18:34

Hello.. i'm From Romania. The sallary a designer / developer /soft writer / whatever gets .. is from 75euro / 300-400euro /month .. and the tax is about 25-40% of this.. the rents are 1/2 .. u barely survive.. many of us .. like me even work for free.. (i'm still in college and living with my father)

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