Do the salary differences between US and Europe also apply to MBB? I.e. are European salaries significantly less than in the US?

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same for us >< unfair really especially considering some offices are doing insane hours

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It’s a reflection of pricing, not effort

My hopes and dreams of moving to Europe are being shattered

Would you say despite the relatively lower salary you live very comfortably though? And by very comfortably I mean living in a nice apartment in a nice neighborhood, eating what you want when you want, and traveling where you want.

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Yea. Significantly less is putting it lightly.

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Yes for us as well. I could not imagine earning a European salary for what we do. Bleagh.

You wouldn’t be a peasant but not rich either. And salary needs to be adjusted for the fact we carry little to no college and MBA debt. Moving over with that type of debt is harsh though.

Yes, lived in US and UK with McKinsey, and my husband at BCG. Significantly less in UK, and hours more.

But enough to live comfortably for sure, you are still on a higher salary than your friendship groups by a lot, it’s really reflective of all wages in the US v UK (wage inflation, lower taxes, growing economy / not Brexit, lower cost of living at least in Chicago where I live)

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