Not in tech. Per other HN recent articles its relatively straightforward to make in the $150-250k range as a software engineer at BigTech. Even if you decide to stash $30k&#x2F;year after tax for your own &#x27;safety net&#x27; (equivalent to whatever net you receive in an EU country), you are still coming out way ahead of a EU software engineer that is probably making $70-90k USD equivalent before taxes take half.