My Salary & Expenses as a Software Engineer in 2023

In this video I'll tell you how much money I make as a software engineer, what is my salary roughly and also give you some perspective on my expenses!

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[peifudu]

nice video as always! senior developers in China make 40k-70k usd a year, and apartment prices are crazy! I paid about 300k usd for a small apartment😂

[barrypuckett]

Hi Marko! Great video! I've always been interested in the cost of living and salaries for other countries. The salary comparisons between Norway and the USA is not as drastic as I thought it would be. The Bay Area of California is not a good representation of software developer salaries for the other parts of the USA. However, what was very surprising is the cost of purchasing real estate. In metro Atlanta, Georgia area $850k will buy a large well appointed home. What is extremely expensive in the USA is healthcare. A typical doctor visit for a minor issue can easily exceed $500, not including any prescriptions. The cost of education is also extremely expensive in the USA. How can people afford to purchase real estate in Norway? What are the typical mortgage terms (20, 30-years or more?)

[animait]

Greetings from Italy (and from another Marco)!
I don't know if also in Norway the last three years made salaries grow a little more thanks to the opportunities of remote working (not only from abroad companies but also from Norway); here in Italy salaries in IT market have grown a bit, even though the mean salary here for a software developer is quite low than the rest of Europe (30-45k€, for a senior role is quite rare to have more than 60k€, excluding big tech companies). Yes, inflation than made this salary growth ininfluent, but that's life... :D

[rodoliver]

Great subject and video production, Marko. Certainly a doubt of many, because it is not because it is in Europe that everything is cheaper than in America, for example. So cool. Bring more videos like this of you talking and interacting. Hugs

[leo-vcx-]

Switzerland here, salaries for Software engineers average 100k to 120k CHF ($110k-$132k) a year, of course with more experience theres room for higher salaries. Living expenses, especially in cities are higher though. But compared to other countries you still have more income after living expenses and food that you can spend as you wish.

[MarkTrudgeonRulez]

I contract here in Ireland after working for a US multinational for many years and I am really enjoying this way of working!

[norskelars]

Utrolig fint at du summerer opp hvordan det er å bosette seg i fremtiden, og jobbmuligheter! Sliter litt med det selv haha.

[pedro_pizarro]

Love to see you making new content Marko! Although i'm missing the blogs too 😅

[JoshuaBranch]

Fantastic video. I can't wait to visit Oslo, Norway in the upcoming years. It's my goal to live there before 30.

[oliverloops.]

This video feels more intimate, great content Marko!. Thanks for share all this

[daysoslive]

nice vidéo dude continue like this I follow you since your first day in life of software enginier god bless u my friend

[youtubelearner-vctm]

I am probably from the same country as you (CRO). And here with 3 years of experience I get 1500€. Incredible how much you can make in other countries, especially USA

[embracem]

This is really interesting. I wish to move to Norway eventually. Mostly because I love the scenery, nature vibes and such a lovely culture.

[MartinSkopal]

wow I expected higher salaries in Norway. I live in Czech republic and Senior dev engineering salaries are +- same but we have much lower cost of living here. But property prices are also very high and interest rates - 6.2%

[denisgut]

Salary for devs is like twice as lower (if I got you right and 800k of krones/year it’s a 80k of usd/year) than in your example in Russia (Saint-Petersburg), but the rent is 300-500 usd for 1-2 beds apartments in good areas not far from center.

[fabiofernandes]

you give inspiration to continue studying for one day be a software engineer!! I´m Portuguese!!

[DarkoBeats]

Hey Marko! Thanks for sharing these details.. In Macedonia (I guess in Serbia it is close) the salaries are not that big, for example average it is from 800 EUR - 3000 EUR per month depends on a experience but the expenses are very low.. The only expensive thing is the food and maybe bills but still after I compare to Norway if you get here at least 1500 EUR you are financial free when it comes to personal things you can live however you like here :)

[candidlyvivian]

Another great video Marko and thanks for the transparency! So interesting to see income and expenses in other parts of the world :)

[amyassin]

Greetings from Stockholm! While the salary figures are pretty much the same here, seems cost of living in Oslo is drastically higher!

[ZZZer]

As someone who lives in Oslo that is an extremely expensive, city center lifestyle. I'm on a higher paid, more senior position and I live more simpler that that...
Average single senior developer wouldn't spend more than 10-15k rent, cook own food (6-8k month) and not drive