On Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 3:24 AM, Funny NYPD wrote: > LOL. 30K CAD/year is not so low in Canada. > That is what I hear as well. Fresh graduate here in Singapore would expect similar salary (36k SGD/year). The tax is relatively low here in Singapore for fresh graduates. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxation_in_Singapore >From xe.com as of today (2009.07.03). 1 USD = 1.15 CAD 1 USD = 1.45 SGD 1 USD = 0.71 EUR 1 USD = 1.58 NZD 1 USD =1.25 AUD 1 USD = 0.61 GBP I believe many areas of US would expect higher salary (50K US per year?). Some part of Europe (eg: Germany) would expect similar salary to US (or slightly higher). -- Xiaofan http://mcuee.blogspot.com -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist