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Earning $200k most places is pretty nice, but most sources show that in Atlanta almost no one is making that much. The average is less than half that. For most
by bendmorris 10y ago
Earning $200k most places is pretty nice, but most sources show that in Atlanta almost no one is making that much. The average is less than half that. For most of us, moving to Atlanta would probably coincide with a sharp pay cut. If that wasn't the case, I'd do it in a heartbeat.
- lgleason 10y agoYou would take a pay cut and there are many in Atlanta who would still complain that you are making too much and be thinking about how they could move your job to a low cost country. I've had conversations with startups "leaders" in Atlanta where they have expressed this sentiment.
- mattnewton 10y agoI'll stick to the valley and just have roommates then.
- itake 10y agohey lance! ha I left ATL for SF last year and I had many similar conversations while I lived there. ATL Founder > What do you mean you are charging $100/hr? I can pay 5 shitty developers in India for that price. SF Founder > We are on a pretty tight budget. The best we can offer you is $140k/yr + 0.7% equity.
- lgleason 10y agoyup, seen the same thing!
- atlstartup404 10y agoYou are all over this thread shitting on everything Atlanta. Sounds like you just didn't get hired at a place you like and are bitter. That place made the right choice.
- lgleason 10y agoIt sounds like this is a throwaway troll account.
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- wil421 10y agoAccording to this CNN Money calculator you would only need to make $114k here to match a 200k salary on SF. Even less if you didn't want to live downtown. The housing costs are listed at 75% less than SF! http://money.cnn.com/calculator/pf/cost-of-living/ http://money.cnn.com/calculator/pf/cost-of-living/
- bendmorris 10y agoAnd according to Glassdoor, average Software Engineer salary in Atlanta is $72k: https://www.glassdoor.com/Salaries/atlanta-software-engineer-salary-SRCH_IL.0,7_IM52_KO8,25.htm https://www.glassdoor.com/Salaries/atlanta-software-engineer... Neither is very scientific but I don't think it's such an obvious win.
- wil421 10y agoGlassdoor isn't a good reference. For one, the list you linked to looks like a bunch of consultants salaries which is usually lower than average for entry level positions. I'm only a few years out of school and almost at the 72k level with much room to grow in salary at my current job and grade level.
- zippergz 10y agoThose cost of living things never make sense to me. Housing isn't the only cost in our lives. When I want to buy a car, computer, cell phone, or vacation, they cost exactly the same whether I live in California or Georgia (ok, sales tax will vary slightly, but that's it). Whenever I've done the math on moving to a cheaper area, it has not worked - even with cheaper housing, the vastly lower wages leave me with materially less money to spend on the other stuff that's not cheaper.
- wil421 10y agoMaterial things are not cost of living! You gotta compare apples to apples. I'd rather not have the majority of my paycheck go to housing. I'd rather buy than rent and I don't see that happening anywhere I've looked in Cali.