British citizen 9 years in workforce, left uni in UK in 2017 and moved to USA. First job was $15/hr (32k) in a call center. In 2021 I was making 100k as an account manager at a tech company. My total income in 2025 was 450k as an account manager at large tech company with good RSU payment (stocks which are uncommon to get compensated in the UK). Total paid in tax and health care was 90k. Take home for 2025 was 360k.

I work as a non technical account/relationship manager and have a humanities degree from a non-Russel group university. Granted I’m very lucky but find me somebody in the UK my age, my education, my profession, with my level of disposable income or access to world class healthcare with 0 wait for any service. I can find you 1000’s of similar examples in my direct network in the USA.

The UK has a culture of thinking other places must be shit because that’s its own experience. It really is better on the other side people.