2013: 34k (junior Frontend)
2014: 40k (Fullstack JS)
2015: 50k (Frontend)
2016: 60k (Frontend)
Went freelancing after this...
2020: 85k offer for Senior Software Engineer
All numbers are from StartUps. You have to know however that you probably won't find a unicorn in Europe just yet. It's not the same mentality as in the US.
I currently work for a US company with a European location, and it differs quite a lot.
30+ days holidays + country wide holidays 38h work week Free day care where I live
I checked and I would have to earn around 140k in New York or 280k in San Francisco to have the "same" quality of life as 85k in Berlin buys me. However, in Berlin I have additional benefits like the ones mentioned above. I pay around 1100 Euros for a 110qm apartment "downtown" and have no car.
That is incredibly cheap, which neighbourhood is it if I may ask? I live in Munich (well outside of Munich a bit but work in Munich) and trying to relocate with rents being very expensive. I can get a 1 room apartment (30ish square meters maybe) in a decent block for that money you pay in Berlin.
It's kinda hard right now to find apartment with good quality/price ratio. But yeah, Berlin is still much cheaper then Munich if you look for family-sized apartments.
I don't know how the situation is at the moment with COVID though.
This is for software engineers.
Comparing take-home £ in isolation is almost meaningless - it doesn't equate to disposable income after expenses - or what that disposable income can buy.
IOW making 200k in SF is less than say 50K in Milan. (numbers made up)
But there were other perks- 35 days minimum vacation (I was required to take those days by law), a very clear work life balance, more relaxed work environment and a better quality of life overall.
I did end up moving back to the US to make 3x more (money is important to me right now), but am planning to return after my wife and I have kids- the quality of life differences are just too great.
My general sentiment is that locally that's more than what most startups are paying, but at the same time most startups aren't hiring mid-senior people.
As far as regular tech companies go, it's a good but not great salary.
Answers here: https://goo.gl/X45Dtt
Maybe worth a re-post on HN.
Junior - £16-18k
Mid Web Developer - £30k
Very early startup React/Laravel - £28-30k
Senior/Head of Web Development - £30k
Software Developer - ~£42k
Expected future salary - £50k-£60k (~15 years experience)
Reading HN can give you a very unrealistic view of salaries when you look at the UK outside of London.
For context, I've been running talent functions for tech startups in London for about ten years as well as running a number of tech job boards over the years.
Senior individual contributor roles (so not factoring in team lead roles) go to as high as £90k but around £70k is more typical of the average senior frontend developer.
Is it as common as the US? What is normal for percentages/allotments?
As a rule of thumb, usually you'll be taxed for your gross salary (including bonuses) + (value of stock received).
AFAIK in my country (Spain), you'll be also taxed by the value of the options. Some other countries allow you to deduct the option buy cost - if any.
30-45 - junior
45-60 - mid
60-80 - senior
80-95 - principal
95-120 - vp
