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I hadn't considered working conditions. Good point.
The US reports $21.86ph, the UK $19.50ph. I incorrectly read the overall wage average for the UK, looking at overall average wage instead.
Worth considering that purchasing power parity is nearly 35% higher in the US.
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Worth considering that purchasing power parity is nearly 35% higher in the US
Yes but you lose a lot of the that with the costs of health insurance and you have to drive absolutely everywhere and that's not free. I base that on my experience working in manufacturing/machine shops in the US (although that was a VERY long time ago) but I would concur with @laner that UK workers are probably better off.
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this seems to suggest it's only 2 dollars more in the US (assuming avg 40 hour week), and taking into account the extra holiday pay in the UK and the NHS i think staff here might be getting the better deal
https://tradingeconomics.com/country-list/wages-in-manufacturing?continent=g20