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This makes me want to cry. I'm below all but one of these entries. 30 years experience + full stack + dba. All because of where I live (small northern ontari

This makes me want to cry. I'm below all but one of these entries. 30 years experience + full stack + dba. All because of where I live (small northern ontario town -remotism?) and likley ageism (57). I should be getting paid MORE because of where I live.

strictnein 9y ago
Why would your remote location with a lower cost of living(I'm assuming, at least for housing) mean you should make more?
- pyre 9y ago
  The more remote the location, the higher the cost of non-housing things are. Shipping in groceries to Yellow Knife costs more than shipping groceries to Toronto, even though Toronto's housing prices are significantly more.
- Garfgon 9y ago
  Generally people would rather live in a city, so companies offer higher pay and possibly other benefits like 2 weeks on/2 weeks off.
ad_a 9y ago
A lot of this is Silicon Valley. It probably translates to a lower standard of living than what you have.
mahyarm 9y ago
It's because you live in Canada. Canadian devs get paid a lot less. $80k/yr CAD is typical for a sr dev there. I moved down to the USA for the big raise.
- mbrzuzy 9y ago
  Was it worth it with the huge increase in cost of living?
  - mahyarm 9y ago
    I'm from BC, so it was actually a decrease in the cost of living. Seattle had cheaper consumer goods, cheaper gas, less taxes and cheaper housing. SF is a bit more expensive, but houses cost about the same as Vancouver while rent is higher.
    - linkregister 9y ago
      Vancouver is a bit of an anomaly with its low salaries and astronomical housing costs.
    - mbrzuzy 9y ago
      Thank you for sharing, Mahyarm!
  - deskamess 9y ago
    Unless Silicon Valley or NYC it is going to be cheaper to live. More take home pay after all expenses (including medical, mortgage).
gdfer 9y ago
I moved to a "remote" place in Canada from Chicago and took a significant pay cut. 5 yrs later I'm finally making about as much as I was when I left. And I'm still making an awesome living where I am. And it was totally worth it given cost of living change & everything else. Salary isn't everything!

strictnein 9y ago

Why would your remote location with a lower cost of living(I'm assuming, at least for housing) mean you should make more?

pyre 9y ago
The more remote the location, the higher the cost of non-housing things are. Shipping in groceries to Yellow Knife costs more than shipping groceries to Toronto, even though Toronto's housing prices are significantly more.
Garfgon 9y ago
Generally people would rather live in a city, so companies offer higher pay and possibly other benefits like 2 weeks on/2 weeks off.

ad_a 9y ago

A lot of this is Silicon Valley. It probably translates to a lower standard of living than what you have.

mahyarm 9y ago

It's because you live in Canada. Canadian devs get paid a lot less. $80k/yr CAD is typical for a sr dev there. I moved down to the USA for the big raise.

mbrzuzy 9y ago
Was it worth it with the huge increase in cost of living?
- mahyarm 9y ago
  I'm from BC, so it was actually a decrease in the cost of living. Seattle had cheaper consumer goods, cheaper gas, less taxes and cheaper housing. SF is a bit more expensive, but houses cost about the same as Vancouver while rent is higher.
  - linkregister 9y ago
    Vancouver is a bit of an anomaly with its low salaries and astronomical housing costs.
  - mbrzuzy 9y ago
    Thank you for sharing, Mahyarm!
- deskamess 9y ago
  Unless Silicon Valley or NYC it is going to be cheaper to live. More take home pay after all expenses (including medical, mortgage).

gdfer 9y ago

I moved to a "remote" place in Canada from Chicago and took a significant pay cut. 5 yrs later I'm finally making about as much as I was when I left. And I'm still making an awesome living where I am. And it was totally worth it given cost of living change & everything else. Salary isn't everything!