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Originally Posted by holakittie
Thanks for the list-
Last Tuesday I have actually applied for a job with an international engineering consultancy in Barca.
I have been trying to find info on salaries to expect over there for similar jobs, but haven't found anything yet.
Now, looking at cost of rent etc... and considering I want to move there to have a good time and not struggling, I have calculated that to be ok, I would need a minimum of 33k euros annual salary (before tax).
To set the background, I'm a doctoral environmental scientist specialised in soil and water contamination issues, with 2 years consultancy experience-
Is that an unreasonable salary to expect?
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Well, in General in Spain the cost of living is lower than, say, the UK. But in Barca and Madrid the cost of living can be right up there with the UK, especially with property rental. Theres always the option to live outside Barca and commute to bring those costs down, but then again you may not want to.
I seem to remember the average salary in the UK is about £22k. The average salary in Spain is around €12,000-€18,000/year
So whether its an unreasonable salary to expect, I don't know as I dont know the scales for your line of work, but maybe this gives you an idea that salaries here in Spain may be a shock to you