Ive heard that in western Europe that salaries for regular jobs such as policeman/policewomen,nurse,military jobs,etc.are salaries that you can live on,and raise a family. because in America salaries for all those jobs are not in tune with the cost of living,and in America we have to pay for health care out of pocket.so those jobs barely keep people out of poverty in America. so what I'm asking is life for that average working in Belgium better of than in America? thank you for any answerers.
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I'm not sure of the exact pay for these jobs but Belgium has a very high income tax rate, about 50%. The cost of living is quite high so I would say no, it's not.
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It will be hard to raise a family with such a salary if that is the only income. But if both parents have a job, you will not be poor. Actually, if you start working for the government after leaving school, you will earn a bit more than a similar job in a private company. But your salary will stay the same so after some years it will be less. On the other hand, if you get a "statutory" job, you can almost not been fired and you will have a very good retirement. Income tax in Belgium is NOT 50%, that is the maximum on the part above 34.330 euro yearly income. You pay even no income tax for the first 6.430 euro (this is higher if you have very low income or have children). The average income tax will be between 30 and 40%. In Belgium everyone pays 13.07% social security on his income. With that money a lot of medical care is paid, like replacement income if you get sick for a long time or have no job. So in Belgium and in the rest of Western Europe I guess life is better for low and average incomes.
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their salaries are beyond imagination even for average European.
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Yes, their salaries are enough to raise a family on. Even if having become increasingly expensive over the past 5 years, you can still live a quality life with an average wage.
