[jjevanoorschot]

I am not sure how well this generalises over the entire EU. My experience in the Netherlands is that job hopping occurs frequently and is a great way to get on a higher salary. However, I do agree that there is a salary cap around 70-80k for software engineers. If you want to earn more than that you either need to go into management or move to a better paying region (US/Ireland/UK).

[rerx]

I can't assess the validity of these numbers, but, according to Glassdoor, senior software engineers at Google Munich make 105k to 120k base salary.

https://www.glassdoor.de/Gehalt/Google-Senior-Software-Engin...

[jjevanoorschot]

Oh for sure! But those numbers will be difficult to find in The Netherlands. Switzerland has the highest paying software engineering jobs in Europe AFAIK.

[badpun]

Or go contracting. I've been contacted about 500-600 EUR/day contracts in Amsterdam. Not sure how common they are, but the option is there.

[passiveincomelg]

very common, also in Germany (https://www.gulp.de/knowledge-base/17/iv/mehr-ist-mehr-3-pro...)

[jjevanoorschot]

Interesting, I had not taken that into account. Maybe something I'd consider a few years down the line.