American here considering a move to Frankfurt.
A few questions about an offer I received...
If they say they’re paying for my health insurance, does that me that the taxes for healthcare don’t get taken out of my gross salary?

And what’s the culture around negotiation? In the US I would never accept a first offer - is it acceptable to ask for an additional 10%

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Hiya, American in Frankfurt here, health insurance is just treated like taxes, you choose the company (they're all the same but I rec AOK-Hesse) so it's pretax amounts.

I have had 40/60 luck in negotiations. Germans give a price, it's assumed to be fair by all and that's it. Your mileage as a foreigner may vary than that as a German. Not a critique of the culture, only a personal observation

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