[yardstick]

Polish salaries are maybe not SV high but they are climbing. $100k USD/year plus for a contract engineer. Not cheap.

[Tade0]

The number my friend got was considerably less than that. Very concerning.

Of course this is all hearsay. I don't know how real that figure is, but it's not particularly inspiring so I don't see why would anyone lie about it.

[oblio]

The comment above mentions a contract engineer, so a consultant, presumably. Maybe the salaries are lower for regular employees.

[yardstick]

Yeah can’t comment for local employees of local companies. Just have knowledge of UK & US companies hiring/outsourcing to Poland. It was cheap, not so much anymore.

[cromka]

Did you calculate in the weak Zloty into that sum?

[HighlandSpring]

If PLN depreciates against USD (as it has this year) and the contract is USD denominated (which is simpler for Google so likely the case) then you'll have actually received a gradual payrise!

[enedil]

Google in Poland doesn't pay in USD. Why would you think they want simpler solutions?

[baq]

remote contractor == likely paid in USD

[yardstick]

Exactly.