| Is it a gross or a net amount? In Europe when being contacted to work as a freelancer or contractor, they ask for a gross rate per hour. The company aren't going to pay anything else and you are responsible for taxes, health insurance, social services, pension funds and so on. The highest rate I was offered in Romania is 50 EUR / hour and I refused. I am not going to work with a B2B contract for less than 65 per EUR per hour. For working contracts, with all taxes payed, contributions to social services, unemployment funds, health insurance and pension funds, as a SWE you can reach a 4000 to 5000 EUR in Romania and about 7000 to 8000 in Germany. These are net, not gross. If you are employed as an architect instead of SWE, you can make a bit more, so now I am waiting to find a good SW architect position. |