[eu-tech-tak]

>What are typical bracket for software engineer as junior, 3 years, and 5 years of experience?

For Oslo the salary range is something like this, a bit lower in smaller cities. These are the "typical" brackets, but you can definitively get a lot more:

- 0 YOE - €45k-€60k

- 3 YOE - €55k-€90k

- 5 YOE - €70k-€150k and up

A "median" salary in Oslo for a developer with 3-8 YOE is around €70k-80k. Anyone who has 5 YOE and actually asks for a higher salary can easily get 1 million NOK or €90k++.

Expect a 32%-38% tax rate on your income.

If you earn 1 million NOK (€85k) you will pay €27k in tax.

Here is the tax calculator from the official tax office: https://skattekalkulator.app.skatteetaten.no/

EDIT: Here is an article in Norwegian about software developer salaries. It shows about the same numbers as mine, just a lower ceiling.

https://witted.com/blog/software-freelancing/lonnsniva-for-u...

[DeathArrow]

>If you earn 1 million NOK (€85k) you will pay €27k in tax.

That leaves €58k. After paying all taxes I make €53k in Romania. So moving to Norway means I would lose a lot since the prices are much higher there.

[fardinahsan]

Are you making a quantile-quantile comparison? It's probably likely that you are making way more than the average romanian dev and the same is likely to apply in norway.

[badpun]

Eastern Europe is one of the best place to live as a developer.

[DeathArrow]

Outside of US, yes. And I've heard developers in China and India are doing pretty good, too.

[gwervc]

Thanks for the detailed answer and adding information about taxes! I've to adjust to the cost of living but at first glance that seems still quite higher than what are practiced in my country, especially with some experience.