[piaste]

> 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.)

[Jyaif]

> You're probably thinking of after-tax salary

I am not.

> Salary is almost always discussed in pre-tax terms

That's correct.