Avg pre-tax compensation
$133,799
Samples: 56
Country data
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Contribute anonymouslyAvg after-tax compensation
$96,800
Samples: 56
Avg yearly savings
$50,729
Samples: 56
Avg happiness factor
7.5
Samples: 56
Avg tax/infra satisfaction
5.2
Samples: 56
Would recommend (%)
72.0%
Samples: 50
AI insight
Refreshes every 3 days. Last update: 5/30/2026
Insight: Brazil shows a 100% recommendRate alongside very low taxInfra of 1.5. Why it stands out: Its taxInfra (1.5) is far below the medianTaxInfra baseline of 4.5 in the input, despite the same 100% recommendRate. Caveat: Based on a small sample size (n=2).
Live job market
Remote roles available right now
12,805 active remote roles across the regions below — useful context when comparing where to live.
#1
North America
5,366
41.9% of remote roles
#2
Europe
2,628
20.5% of remote roles
#3
Asia Pacific
2,237
17.5% of remote roles
#4
Global
2,117
16.5% of remote roles
#5
Latin America
457
3.6% of remote roles
Job counts come from the live jobs index. Country submissions on this page reflect quality-of-life and compensation data, which is independent.
Rankings
Country stats
Aggregated view by country with sortable metrics and sample threshold filtering.
Showing 6 of 25 countries.
Composite weights: after-tax per dependent 25%, savings 25%, lifestyle/purchasing 20%, happiness 15%, tax/infra 10%, recommend 5%.
Low sample countries are exploratory and can shift as more submissions arrive.
Countries with fewer than 5 submissions are marked low-confidence.
Column view
| 1 | 55.0 | 🇵🇹Portugal | 4 | $144,250 | $76,500 | 5.5 | 100.0% |
| 2 | 43.8 | 🇮🇹Italy | 5 | $201,800 | $106,600 | 3.7 | 50.0% |
| 3 | 41.8 | 🇷🇴Romania | 4 | $128,250 | $50,000 | 4.4 | 100.0% |
| 4 | 41.0 | 🇵🇱Poland | 4 | $84,250 | $22,500 | 5.5 | 75.0% |
| 5 | 38.4 | 🇮🇳India | 7 | $50,586 | $21,714 | 5.5 | 33.3% |
| 6 | 30.3 | 🇪🇸Spain | 8 | $98,000 | $20,125 | 3.8 | 71.4% |
Country deep-dives
Per-country pages with live job counts and editorial
Curated country pages combining submission stats (where data is sufficient), live remote job counts, and our newsletter / blog deep dives.
Switzerland
High income, contained taxes
Portugal
Lifestyle + remote-first hub
Spain
Beckham law + lifestyle
Germany
Largest EU tech market
Ireland
Big-tech remote anchor
Netherlands
30% ruling + remote depth
France
Remote tech + healthcare
Italy
Lifestyle + flat-tax options
Poland
Geo-arbitrage hub
Cyprus
Trifecta-friendly low-tax base
Croatia
Underrated remote base
Greece
50% tax break for inbound workers
Slovenia
Low-tax sole proprietorship
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.
Recent individual submissions
Show latest 20 entries (of 56)
Frontend engineer
Mumbai, India, India
10/03/2026 17:14:30
Pre-tax: $26,103After-tax: $17,489Savings: $0Happiness: 7Tax/infra: 1Recommend: No
Staff Software Engineer
Vila Velha, Brazil
22/03/2026 22:58:37
Pre-tax: $94,500After-tax: $87,740Savings: $45,000Happiness: 9Tax/infra: 1Recommend: Yes
Engineering Manager
Valencia, spain
22/03/2026 09:37:08
Pre-tax: $122,000After-tax: $85,400Savings: $30,000Happiness: 10Tax/infra: 8Recommend: Yes
VP Eng
Barcelona, Spain
22/03/2026 00:05:05
Pre-tax: $150,000After-tax: $85,000Savings: $50,000Happiness: 9Tax/infra: 5Recommend: Yes
Senior Software Engineer
Katowice, Poland
21/03/2026 20:37:36
Pre-tax: $67,000After-tax: $40,000Savings: $20,000Happiness: 1Tax/infra: 5Recommend: No
Cloud Software Engineer
Treviso, Italy
21/03/2026 11:06:41
Pre-tax: $78,000After-tax: $66,000Savings: $48,000Happiness: 4Tax/infra: 5Recommend: No
Senior frontend engineer
Warsaw, Poland
20/03/2026 19:31:22
Pre-tax: $130,000After-tax: $104,000Savings: $50,000Happiness: 7Tax/infra: 7Recommend: Yes
.net full stack developer
Vilnius, Lithuania
19/03/2026 21:32:34
Pre-tax: $66,793After-tax: $40,354Savings: $2,000Happiness: 6Tax/infra: 4Recommend: Yes
CTO/ lead dev
Annecy, France
13/03/2026 10:58:52
Pre-tax: $120,000After-tax: $100,000Savings: $20,000Happiness: 8Tax/infra: 7Recommend: Yes
Senior Account Executive
Malaga, Spain
03/03/2026 14:44:36
Pre-tax: $87,000After-tax: $60,000Savings: $10,000Happiness: 9Tax/infra: 7Recommend: Yes
Full-stack software engineer
Milan, Italy
28/02/2026 23:45:27
Pre-tax: $100,000After-tax: $78,000Savings: $40,000Happiness: 8Tax/infra: 7Recommend: N/A
Senior Salesforce Consultant
Berlin, Germany
28/02/2026 22:07:36
Pre-tax: $100,000After-tax: $70,000Savings: $50,000Happiness: 7Tax/infra: 1Recommend: No
Senior Product Designer
Lisbon, Portugal
28/02/2026 20:04:19
Pre-tax: $72,000After-tax: $52,000Savings: $4,000Happiness: 8Tax/infra: 6Recommend: Yes
Principal Software Engineer
Copenhagen, Denmark
28/02/2026 12:44:06
Pre-tax: $170,000After-tax: $94,400Savings: $30,000Happiness: 7Tax/infra: 9Recommend: No
Senior Software Engineer
London, United Kingdom
28/02/2026 06:43:03
Pre-tax: $300,000After-tax: $150,000Savings: $120,000Happiness: 8Tax/infra: 6Recommend: Yes
Base Software Engineer
Asuncion, Paraguay
28/02/2026 03:54:36
Pre-tax: $62,640After-tax: $58,670Savings: $23,000Happiness: 8Tax/infra: 6Recommend: Yes
Agentic AI Lead
Lisbon, Portugal
27/02/2026 19:08:09
Pre-tax: $120,000After-tax: $71,000Savings: $50,000Happiness: 10Tax/infra: 7Recommend: Yes
Marketing director
Sofia, Bulgaria
27/02/2026 18:59:14
Pre-tax: $160,000After-tax: $136,000Savings: $100,000Happiness: 7Tax/infra: 4Recommend: Yes
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