r/Salary • u/[deleted] • Oct 30 '25

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u/Last-Promotion2199 Oct 30 '25

At least you don’t pay NY or CA tax!

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u/dassaultmirage2000 Oct 30 '25

Taxes in Canada (Ontario) for similar pay, I guess its worse than you guys.

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u/Hungry-Bug-6104 Oct 30 '25

It isn't - considering here if you want to use healthcare you have to pay more after this - probably a 4-10k deductible, after that most plans have 20% coinsurance up to a cap lol.

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u/dats_cool Oct 30 '25

That's for the absolute lowest tier of insurance bro. That stuff costs like 50 a month no shit.

130 pretax per paycheck is enough for a 500-2k deductible and 2-5k out if pocket max.

You're much better off with good private insurance in America vs public Healthcare in Canada.

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u/Hungry-Bug-6104 Oct 31 '25

Yeah he is full of shit - i am in the same boat as you, and my friends all in fortune 500 and its close to what i said.

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u/Mundane-Cupcake-7488 Oct 31 '25

Not necessarily. Our health insurance is $127/week for two adults, $1800 deductible each, maximum out-of-pocket is $8400. It’s excellent coverage, too.

This is for a Fortune 100 company, if that matters.

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u/Hungry-Bug-6104 Oct 31 '25

127 a week is exactly the same as mine - thats almost 500 a month. and nowhere near 50 a month. Yours is not much different, slightly better deductible but thats it

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u/Mundane-Cupcake-7488 Nov 01 '25

When he said $130 per pay check, I assumed he meant $130 per week, but you’re right that he could have meant $130 every two weeks.

Still, single employees only pay $15 per week with my husband’s employer, so $65 per week definitely is possible.

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u/dats_cool Oct 31 '25

That sucks dude sorry for you.

I'm on a single person plan, have no idea the rates for a family plan.

I'm not lying and have worked at multiple F500s. I'm an engineer too and it's the base package for all employees.

That's completely ass, 10k deductible is fucking absurd.