[Swizec]

> If you and your spouse can live off of $45k while you're still earning

That's easy! I can just move back to Europe. Sweet.

> you can save ~$100k

Oh ... no ... no I can't get that in Europe. Well maybe I could, but my SO is not an engineer and can't get decent remote jobs.

[thesmallestcat]

Do engineer jobs in Europe even pay that well? The salaries I see posted look pitiful. Converted to USD, the high-paying jobs I see are maybe 80-90k, and you're paying much more in taxes. Senior positions appear to pay that much or less, and many of the senior positions require a PhD, some highly specialized skills, etc.

[kowdermeister]

That cap is about right, maybe big tech companies pay more. PhD is not really a general requirement, most ads mention equivalent experience.

[kogepathic]

> Well maybe I could, but my SO is not an engineer and can't get decent remote jobs.

Any suggestions for these remote jobs that pay 100k+?

Also how do taxes work in that case?

For example the tax rate in Germany on that amount ($100,000/91.000€) would mean your net pay would be around 51.000€/year. I'm including healthcare and retirement contributions in this figure.

I live in a major city in Germany and my annual expenses are around 16.000€ for a modest lifestyle. So that's only saving 35.000€/year. Hardly close to 100k.

I'm not aware of many European countries where the tax rate is significantly lower for individuals. Unless you lived somewhere like Bulgaria where the cost of living is much lower.