We had hoped this day would never come, but Session has now entered its final 90 days of operation. If we are unable to reach our funding goal within this period, the Session Technology Foundation (STF) will be forced to shut down.

To date, the STF has received approximately $65,000 in donations. This is enough to maintain critical Session infrastructure for the next 90 days. We are extremely grateful for the support Session has received from the community, but unfortunately this is not sufficient to retain full-time developers. As a result, all paid staff and developers will have their final working day on April 9, 2026. After this date, some team members will continue on a primarily volunteer basis to help maintain Session until July 8, 2026.

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      • whyNotSquirrel@sh.itjust.works
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        5 days ago

        it’s no really easy to compare both as in often in Europe your salary includes healthcare and other stuff whereas in USA it’s all cash and you have to pay for everything/nothing is included

        but still, it looks like a lot even if you remove everything

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          5 days ago

          It’s very easy to compare. In France the average salary for a dev would be 50k. I don’t think my healthcare and retirement costs 100k. The highest you could reach if you’re lucky would be 70/80k but it’s for very specific companies.

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            4 days ago

            Is it really that different between neighboring countries? I’ve seen job listings for 170 in the Netherlands and Switzerland.

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              4 days ago

              Definitely. France is a country where everything is heavily taxed. I don’t remember the percentage but, approximately, when I earn 3k, my employer must pay 3k in taxes on top of it.

              The best salary I’ve ever seen for a developer was 70k a year, but it is restricted to companies like Microsoft or IBM.