Switzerland, Zurich is the only place in Europe where you can earn Bay Area salaries; I am a software engineer/tech recruiter hiring on behalf of a handful of Swiss companies. If you look for a job (https://coderfit.com/openedjobs/), or know some engineeres who are, please reach out to me. You find my email in my HN-handle.
(From an employee's perspective, Switzerland can be counted "as an EU country" since you can work here with an EU passport.)
(From an employee's perspective, Switzerland can be counted "as an EU country" since you can work here with an EU passport.)