What's a CLD employee worth?
Well there's several thousand for each kidney, probably more for a healthy heart........
Seriously, I think it's all been said already. You can't pin a salary without knowing
1) What the person does
2) How good they are (CLD does NOT accurately qualify someone's skill level)
3) What other qualifications they might have
4) Where they are working
5) How driven they are
As Ben said, doing a job you like is half the salary already. I had a short-term job last year and was extremely unhappy (Crappy management, bad products, no committment to long-term quality goals) and I wouldn't have stayed if they doubled my salary. I just can't work in that kind of place.
On the other hand, if you go for a job interview and ask for too little (Especially based on your qualifications - I have a PhD so that places me in a certain bracket regarding salary) then this is often seen as an admission of weakness. Knowing your approximate worth is important when interviewing. When already in a job it's more important to know the cost of replacing you with someone equivalent. If you have a rare skill set and are highly integrated into the business you can ask for more from your boss than if you're a regular run-of-the mill electrical engineer (No disrespect).
The friend of a friend is doing not so great on 37000 Euro in "Europe" if the "Europe" is Germany but he's doing pretty well if "Europe" is Romania for example.
Shane
