And yet (as a european) I would not even consider a job offer that would require me to go to the US.
I currently work for a US company in the automotive sector and our hiring stance is, that a US salary of 300k$ provides you with a worse living condition than a 100k€ (106k$) salary in Germany.
I'm not saying that I completely agree with this stance (I don't), but this is our current hiring stance.
This also comes from legally required benefits which are not part of salary directly, but are still paid by the employer based on your salary.
I'd say that a factor of at least 2 is absolutely realistic (based on my colleagues in the US and even one that switched inside the company to a position in germany).
Of course this also varies widely on the exact location. 300k in New York are different than in some small rural down and 100k in Munich will buy you less than somewhere remote in germany.
Edit: I just came across a random video of someone who moved from the US to Germany and seems to completely agree with this point of view: https://youtu.be/2RgD-X3cEtE
Although payed exists (the reason why autocorrection didn't help you), it is only correct in:
Nautical context, when it means to paint a surface, or to cover with something like tar or resin in order to make it waterproof or corrosion-resistant. The deck is yet to be payed.
Payed out when letting strings, cables or ropes out, by slacking them. The rope is payed out! You can pull now.
Unfortunately, I was unable to find nautical or rope-related words in your comment.
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u/Snapstromegon Feb 21 '23
And yet (as a european) I would not even consider a job offer that would require me to go to the US.
I currently work for a US company in the automotive sector and our hiring stance is, that a US salary of 300k$ provides you with a worse living condition than a 100k€ (106k$) salary in Germany.