Avg pre-tax compensation
$146,722
Samples: 37
Data
Remote Data Briefing
Country-level insights from community submissions, with transparent sample counts and quality-of-life metrics.
Avg after-tax compensation
$107,885
Samples: 37
Avg yearly savings
$57,805
Samples: 37
Avg happiness factor
7.5
Samples: 37
Avg tax/infra satisfaction
5.1
Samples: 37
Would recommend (%)
71.9%
Samples: 32
Country stats
Aggregated view by country with sortable metrics and sample threshold filtering.
Showing 4 of 18 countries.
Composite weights: after-tax 30%, savings 30%, happiness 15%, tax/infra 15%, recommend 10%.
Low sample countries are exploratory and can shift as more submissions arrive.
Ranking eligibility requires at least 5 submissions.
| 1 | 26.5 | 🇮🇳India | 5 | $58,000 | $50,000 | 11.0% | $28,400 | 7.6 | 4 | 25.0% |
| 2 | 24.3 | 🇪🇸Spain | 6 | $91,167 | $62,167 | 29.8% | $16,833 | 6.8 | 3.5 | 60.0% |
Insufficient sample (exploratory)
| — | 42.2 | 🇮🇹Italy | 3 | $277,000 | $187,333 | 36.2% | $148,333 | 6 | 4 | 66.7% |
| — | 37.6 | 🇷🇴Romania | 4 | $128,250 | $101,750 | 21.7% | $50,000 | 7.8 | 4.5 | 100.0% |
Methodology & caveats
- Country stats are aggregated from self-reported submissions and should be interpreted directionally.
- Non-numeric and malformed values are excluded from metric averages to prevent distortions.
- Small samples can overstate outliers; use the minimum submissions filter before comparing countries.
Single entries (de-emphasized)
Show latest 20 entries (of 37)
Senior Software Engineer
Madrid, Spain
27/02/2026 17:50:30
Pre-tax: $150,000After-tax: $93,000Savings: $20,000Happiness: 10Tax/infra: 8Recommend: Yes
Senior Software Engineer
Bengaluru, India
27/02/2026 17:43:03
Pre-tax: $100,000After-tax: $72,000Savings: $55,000Happiness: 9Tax/infra: 1Recommend: No
Software Engineer
Helsinki, Finland
27/02/2026 16:53:20
Pre-tax: $1,100,000After-tax: $600,000Savings: $500,000Happiness: 10Tax/infra: 10Recommend: Yes
QA
Bucharest, Romania
27/02/2026 16:29:55
Pre-tax: $120,000After-tax: $100,000Savings: $60,000Happiness: 7Tax/infra: 3Recommend: N/A
Senior Software Engineer
Kolkata, India
27/02/2026 16:24:45
Pre-tax: $32,000After-tax: $24,000Savings: $16,000Happiness: 5Tax/infra: 1Recommend: No
Engineering Manager
Jersey city New Jersey, United States
27/02/2026 16:08:25
Pre-tax: $185,000After-tax: $140,000Savings: $20,000Happiness: 6Tax/infra: 1Recommend: No
Engineer
Balneário Camboriú, SC, Brazil
27/02/2026 14:36:44
Pre-tax: $145,000After-tax: $130,500Savings: $71,000Happiness: 9Tax/infra: 2Recommend: Yes
Software Engineerr
Vancouver, United States
27/02/2026 14:29:11
Pre-tax: $160,000After-tax: $140,000Savings: $0Happiness: 8Tax/infra: 1Recommend: N/A
Software Developer
Madrid, Spain
27/02/2026 14:06:04
Pre-tax: $43,000After-tax: $33,000Savings: $17,000Happiness: 8Tax/infra: 1Recommend: Yes
AI Engineer
Madrid, Spain
27/02/2026 13:02:42
Pre-tax: $99,000After-tax: $75,000Savings: $30,000Happiness: 6Tax/infra: 3Recommend: No
Software Engineer
Madrid, Spain
27/02/2026 12:49:21
Pre-tax: $55,000After-tax: $40,000Savings: $8,000Happiness: 7Tax/infra: 3Recommend: Yes
Full stack developer
sangli, maharashtra, pincode-415401, India
27/02/2026 12:42:15
Pre-tax: $10,000After-tax: $10,000Savings: $9,000Happiness: 8Tax/infra: 5Recommend: No
Data engineer
Las palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
27/02/2026 12:39:44
Pre-tax: $80,000After-tax: $57,000Savings: $36,000Happiness: 7Tax/infra: 3Recommend: No
Senior Frontend Developer
Iasi, Romania
27/02/2026 12:30:18
Pre-tax: $93,000After-tax: $62,000Savings: $30,000Happiness: 8Tax/infra: 4Recommend: Yes
Director/ Consultant
Funchal, Portugal
27/02/2026 12:13:21
Pre-tax: $300,000After-tax: $270,000Savings: $240,000Happiness: 9Tax/infra: 6Recommend: Yes
Software Engineer
Lugano, Switzerland
27/02/2026 12:12:10
Pre-tax: $170,000After-tax: $155,000Savings: $5,000Happiness: 8Tax/infra: 8Recommend: Yes
Software engineer
Pisa, Italy
27/02/2026 12:00:51
Pre-tax: $106,000After-tax: $85,000Savings: $35,000Happiness: 7Tax/infra: 7Recommend: Yes
Full-stack software engineer
Sofia, Bulgaria
27/02/2026 11:56:32
Pre-tax: $42,500After-tax: $35,700Savings: $7,800Happiness: 7Tax/infra: 5Recommend: Yes
Solutions Architect
Valencia, Spain
27/02/2026 11:40:34
Pre-tax: $120,000After-tax: $75,000Savings: -$10,000Happiness: 3Tax/infra: 3Recommend: N/A
Software engineer
Cluj-Napoca, Romania
27/02/2026 11:28:26
Pre-tax: $160,000After-tax: $130,000Savings: $50,000Happiness: 7Tax/infra: 6Recommend: N/A