I'm going to college this September after taking two years off for mechanical engineering and then will most likely get my bachelors. My girlfriend will be getting a bachelors in nursing so I was curious as to where in the world has the best pay. I know I won't make much out of college/university but I want to plan ahead. I think her being a nurse she'll have more chances of finding high paying jobs, but any advice and or insight would be awesome.

 

Highest paying countries have the highest taxes and highest cost of living. What you are looking for is the country with no services, no taxes, and local warlords running the show. Then you can keep all your monies and your nurse gf can keep busy while being subject to summary judgement execution as a woman with no rights, but hey, it's all about keeping the monies, amiright?

 

Given all that, Florida might be a nice compromise.

 

Norway.

 

Or Sweden. Finland. Denmark. Switzerland.


If you're simply focused on your career: China and Japan also have tremendous engineering needs.

That is if we're skipping the obvious answer of 'Merica or even Canada.

 

No matter where I live in Canada the salaries for nurses and Mech Engineers are roughly the same throughout. I don't think I'd move to the states. I think it's more about the fact I'd like to make more money then have a nice amount saved up for retirement. She's interested in working in more remote locations, Yukon, NWT, Nunavut. But I after doing a bit or searching on Google, even those places don't pay any more than we'd get payed in Ontario.

 

Equal pay is NOT equal pay though. . . if rent in Toronto is $1500/mo., and rent in Yellowknife is $500/mo., that's more money with which to sock away into savings. On the other hand, is night life in Yellowknife something you can tolerate?

I could see you two splitting the difference and living in a suburb. Frankly though, odds are if you're under 25, then you need to do what's best for you (as an individual).

 

So where are you from in which makes you too stupid to read the word country and not state?

 

IMHO come to the US. Certain places in the country pay the most for nurses and have cheap living costs. Also tax for normal people is high everywhere Even in place with no "income" tax in remote areas (Asia) have ridiculous tax on products. (200%+ tax on cars; etc).

Low/No tax areas only exist for the ultra rich.

 

So where are you from in which makes you too stupid to read the word country and not state?
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So why do you have a stick up your ass? Maybe he didn't read through it fully. give the guy a break