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by _wolfie_ 1771 days ago
For Czech republic, based on seniority and skill level I would say between ~$2.5k and ~$7k salary per month before tax. But you lose like a half to the various taxes.
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That's why you're supposed to be a contractor at that pay level.
What's the difference with being a contractor? You still have to pay taxes, right?
You have to pay for two things: taxes and insurance. The taxes stay the same, but the difference in insurance is drastic.
Probably the contractor gets to pay lower taxes than an employee.
In lot of cases that is illegal. Of course does not mean people do not do it.
It’s illegal if the employer has a local entity and could hire you as an employee and they’re your only gig, but if it’s a foreign company with no way to employ you in your country, what else are you supposed to do? Decline the job because of that? I don’t think that situation would be illegal because there is no legal alternative.
There's still a pretty large tradeoff by not being protected with labor laws.