I agree but I'll counterpoint for just a moment. A lot of mature PHP engineers seem to be from Europe, or rather non-American. I'm often finding it's American s

I agree but I'll counterpoint for just a moment. A lot of mature PHP engineers seem to be from Europe, or rather non-American. I'm often finding it's American salaries that are crazyyyy high, but factor in that health insurance isn't spectacular here it might all balance out. I've run no numbers, I have nothing but infrences to base this on, but hiring a mature PHP engineer in Europe would 100% be cheaper in the long run than hiring a junior/mid-level JS engineer anywhere else.