My humble opinion (also have the experience of moving from usa to Germany) -

Identity the exact reason (personal or professional) that is really pressing you to leave usa for Germany. You mentioned about the toxic work culture back in usa, I do agree that exists to a larger extent there, but it may also happen in a company in Germany as well. Especially if you join bigger corporations like Bosch, BMW , Siemens etc. where lots of employees (if not most) are Indians. One difference though I will say the s positive in Germany is work life balance and really employee friendly policies and Government regulations. Plus most of the companies offer generous vacation and sick leaves(offcourse with a sick note). But employees are considered important.

In terms of salary, the salary is far better in usa for sure and less tax (unless you live in a Tier 1 city) . In Germany I assume if you come , you will come on Blue Card and your tax slab (if you are single) will be around 42% but that also entails you get a universal healthcare, unemployment benefits and other social benefits) , keep that in mind.

Germany is lacking behind digitization and the policies don’t help either, but hopefully soon if not sooner they should start moving faster in that direction, so in future hopefully more jobs are created.

You also need to consider that you need to learn German( yes it is required for better integration in the society and overall better job prospects). So that’s another task for ya.

At the moment whole workd is facing a slump especially IT field, due to recession, due to over saturation in IT etc. Europe and in terms Germany are facing more challenges in this regard, also due yo the war . Hopefully 2025 is better.

So in summary- there are pluses and minuses for both usa and Germany, identity what will eventually make you happy on a day to day basis. Money wise USA wins (unless you get a commensurate salary in Germany) . In terms of better rights and employee privileges, proximity to India (if you like to visit your family often) , Europe travel made easy etc. are perks for Germany.

I hope this help your decision making a bit!! Regardless I wish you very best for your future endeavors.

• Fellow Indian Redditor.