- software development is an in-demand job ("Mangelberuf")
- €39,192/year [...] is above the standard salary that you'd find for development positions at Berlin startups
Are you sure about that? Somehow these two statement don't sound like they can go together, I think. Wouldn't that be a ridiculously low salary for a European capital, even for startups?
Salaries are pretty low compared to the US. 50-75k euros for developers is pretty common (even in Scandinavia).
On the other hand living costs in berlin are much lower compared to other cities in europe (even compared to other cities in germany).
However, I cannot confirm the minimum wages required by a job under blue card. AFAIR, the blue card covers a broad spectrum of jobs and the wage listed above probably take diverse industries into account.
Taxes in europe are very situation specific (married/single, mortgage, car/bus/work-from-home, public-health insurance, pension, unemployment). I guess this is also country specific inside the EU. For example, in Finland, we do not have progressive tax (or so I am made to believe).
- €39,192/year [...] is above the standard salary that you'd find for development positions at Berlin startups
Are you sure about that? Somehow these two statement don't sound like they can go together, I think. Wouldn't that be a ridiculously low salary for a European capital, even for startups?