On 12/13/2011 07:22 AM, Leo Lapworth wrote:
YES.
that is a very delicate and interesting question. i have just learned what one top deal in the uk is and it is way up there. few in the US could match it. google can but you need to work onsite there and much of the pay is in stock options. in fact the total pay there is much more than the top deal i mentioned above. also benefits vary. you get the usual health stuff but vacation time is usually less (could be 3-4 weeks in a rich place) but you don't always get little things like laptops, free lunches, etc. again, it varies a lot. richer companies can offer better packages. startups tend to be leaner.
and that is only the tip of the iceberg. there are visa issues, where to live, where to send your optional kids to school, cultural differences, moving expenses (one client of mine does help with that), etc.
so don't compare countries for paying best. compare actual jobs and companies.
uri
