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		zerr on Aug 16, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: I feel trapped in my job and city Btw, you seem to be underpaid. You should be getting 300K-500K GBP total comp. Shouldn't have an issue buying a house.

thebrowncat on Aug 16, 2021 | [–]

I'm guessing you've just taken the average Silicon Valley salary in USD and converted it to GBP. Europe doesn't pay the same way as SV...

zerr on Aug 16, 2021 | | [–]

Not at all. Finance sector in London (especially investment banks) is an outlier.

bomdo on Aug 16, 2021 | [–]

Are you sure? 500K GBP would be 700K USD.

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