> the same salary goes a lot farther in Cleveland than DC It's not the same salary, DC's locality pay is higher than Cleveland's : https://www.opm.gov/policy-d

> the same salary goes a lot farther in Cleveland than DC It's not the same salary, DC's locality pay is higher than Cleveland's : https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/salaries-wages/salary-tables/pdf/2016/CLE.pdf https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/salaries... vs https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/salaries-wages/salary-tables/pdf/2016/DCB.pdf https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/salaries...