Best work-life balance English-speaking countries for backend devs by Llama 3.1's opinion

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Country	Approximate Total Tax Rate	Average Salary for Backend Developer	Most Demanded Language	Official Language (Most Popular)	Golang Popularity (Subjective Opinion)	Complexity of Finding Work (Subjective Opinion)	Net Salary for Backend Developer
Ireland	30-40%	€50,000-€90,000	Python	English	6/10 (Moderate interest, some adoption in fintech and gaming industries)	4/10 (Moderate competition, some job openings in Dublin and Cork)	€35,000-€60,000
New Zealand	30-40%	NZD 80,000-€120,000 (approximately €45,000-€70,000)	Java	English	5/10 (Limited adoption, mostly in niche industries like DevOps and cloud computing)	3/10 (Low competition, some job openings in Auckland and Wellington)	NZD 55,000-€80,000 (approximately €30,000-€45,000)
Canada	25-40%	CAD 80,000-€120,000 (approximately €55,000-€85,000)	Python	English	7/10 (Growing interest, especially in fintech and e-commerce industries)	5/10 (Moderate competition, some job openings in Toronto, Vancouver, and Montreal)	CAD 55,000-€80,000 (approximately €40,000-€60,000)
UK	25-42%	£50,000-€80,000 (approximately €60,000-€95,000)	Python	English	8/10 (High adoption, especially in finance, e-commerce, and cloud computing industries)	6/10 (High competition, many job openings in London, Manchester, and Birmingham)	£35,000-€50,000 (approximately €40,000-€60,000)
USA	28-45%	$80,000-€120,000 (approximately €65,000-€100,000)	Java	English	9/10 (Very high adoption, especially in tech giants like Google, Amazon, and Microsoft)	8/10 (Very high competition, many job openings in major cities like San Francisco, New York, and Seattle)	$60,000-€80,000 (approximately €50,000-€70,000)