So $125k is much more likely in one of the big cities where cost of living is dominated by real estate. Since we tax labor and we don't tax land, this raises t

So $125k is much more likely in one of the big cities where cost of living is dominated by real estate. Since we tax labor and we don't tax land, this raises the suck factor. $125k in Northern Alabama probably means a darn good living. In SanFran? Probably not. Also, Dallas used to be the place where land was cheap(er) and jobs paid relatively well, but that ended after Enron.