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Yep, Canadian tech salaries can't compete with Silicon Valley
by JackPoach 11y ago
Yep, Canadian tech salaries can't compete with Silicon Valley
- Wingman4l7 11y agoI'm curious -- can it compete with the PNW at all (i.e., tech jobs in Seattle)?
- serge2k 11y agoNope.
- andromeduck 11y agoEven Microsoft internship in Vancouver was about 3.5k per month vs over 7 in Seattle Hell I've received serious offers for ~70k salary here when that's lower than lots of Bay area internships before the exchange rate It's absolutely ridiculous
- distances 11y agoTo be fair, I don't think there are any places that can compete with SV tech salaries.
- mtberatwork 11y agoWell, to be fair, I'm not really sure any area can compete with SV in terms of raw salaries. But then again, how far does that salary really go given the absurd cost of living?
- Tistel 11y agoI know a couple of people who did the move and both said it was a wash money wise once you factor all your costs (healthcare, rent, private school for the kids etc). Your job options are an order of magnitude better though.
- tacoman 11y agoI work for a boring company in Canada that requires significant IT skill and experience. The salaries at this company are decent. In the last ~6 years, I've lost coworkers to Cisco (2 people), Microsoft, Google, Facebook and Yelp. They're leaving for the experience of working for those companies, not the money.
- woud420 11y agoCanadian tech salaries can't compete with pretty much any large-ish US city tech salaries.