I'm with you.
At Thales (big french tech company), AFAIU there's essentially no way of reaching 60kEUR/year without becoming a manager.
And even then, reaching 100K requires climbing a lot more levels.
> At Thales (big french tech company), AFAIU there's essentially no way of reaching 60kEUR/year without becoming a manager.
You're probably thinking of after-tax salary, also known as take-home pay (5k/month in your example).
Salary is almost always discussed in pre-tax terms, because two employees with the same salary can get very different tax deductions based on their family situation etc. This website is no exception, as far as I can see.
(Of course, this makes sense when comparing within the same country. When comparing different countries, tax rates are already different before you consider discounts.)
Wayfair, Amazon, and MS probably pay above the market. But I heard 100k+ is typical for senior SE. While 80k has been on the higher end just 2-3 years ago. That’s for Berlin.