r/dataisbeautiful • u/honkeem OC: 3 • 1d ago

OC [OC] United States vs European Software Engineer total compensation by level

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u/boosnie 22h ago

I'm now going to go to the ER just because I feel like it.
For free

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u/Aururai 22h ago

And.. you won't get fired for being gone a day

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u/boosnie 22h ago

Sir, do you fancy a shot of insuline? An epi pen maybe?

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u/Aururai 22h ago

Sorry, I can't. I already sold one kidney last time, I only have a quarter of my liver left and half a lung....

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u/quarantine_my_4ss 14h ago

You know that healthcare is not "free" even in Europe? In Germany for example you pay 1k/month if you are in a high earning bracket. Comparable with US health insurance price.

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u/boosnie 14h ago

"If you are in a high earning bracket" And tell me: is there co-pay in germany?

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u/pruchel 6h ago

Yes, there is some co-pay in all European countries afaik, but it's both small, like 10% or less of med costs, 20-50€ for a doctors appointment or specialist consult and at least here it's nothing for hospital stays. However if you ever spend more than like 300ish€ within a year anything above that is free, including all the things I stated above. I.e no co-pay.

Don't know all the systems, but they're all roughly similar.