Difficult for a job ad to have a red flag in every sentence, but not impossible apparently.
@timClicks Sooo, they pay like 20k€ / month, right? So one can save up for inevitable burnout and therapist expenses.
@shine @timClicks the ad says "$80-$120k", and I'd presume this means one is going to be a contractor and pay all the taxes yourself.
So for Germany, this is probably an equivalent of 65-95k€ per year in salary (maybe 57-85k if this US billionaire does not pay for vacations)... which reminds me of that one company, you know which one
@IngaLovinde @shine @timClicks In the US at that rate you are also taxed at nearly 40 percent.
@shram86 @IngaLovinde @shine @timClicks in the US if you are single and have no dependents you would pay a 16% effective rate on $120k of wage income. Health insurance premiums should be added to that to compare apples to apples with other developed countries.

@joeld @IngaLovinde @shine @timClicks this is pretty wrong. You aren't including federal income tax or fica/state insurance. Health premiums, 401k, etc (things that should be provided but you need to pay into) are deducted directly from pay, and I feel justified in including that as well.

100k equals about 2500/paycheck. So yeah, your "taxes" are about 40%.

@joeld @IngaLovinde @shine @timClicks

Here is a helpful calculator for my area. https://smartasset.com/taxes/north-carolina-paycheck-calculator#ayTcUv1O5U

It doesn't include options, just end take home pay.

North Carolina Paycheck Calculator - SmartAsset

SmartAsset's North Carolina paycheck calculator shows your hourly and salary income after federal, state and local taxes. Enter your info to see your take home pay.

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@shram86 @IngaLovinde @shine @timClicks OK. Not going to belabor it because taxes are complicated, but it’s roughly what I make in MN (a higher-tax state than NC) and my paychecks are more than that. Looking at individual paychecks is misleading because they are muddied by withholding calculations, which are necessarily based on incomplete info about your actual total tax liability for the year. It is the total tax liability based on marginal tax brackets that you should be looking at.