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The only place $200k a year tech workers can’t afford a house is the SFBA. Literally everywhere else it’s doable with a commute (a shorter one than SFBA at leas
by akhilcacharya 9y ago
The only place $200k a year tech workers can’t afford a house is the SFBA. Literally everywhere else it’s doable with a commute (a shorter one than SFBA at least!)
- tropdrop 9y agoBut the reason they're making $200k a year is because they're in SFBA... right out of college I briefly considered an offer to be an "administrative assistant" at Facebook - a job that normally nets you about $40K/year anywhere else. At Facebook it was $90K. My point is you can't easily land that same tech job somewhere else in the country and keep that inflated salary, too.
- magduf 9y agoExactly. A $200k salary will let you buy a palatial home in Omaha, but you're not going to get a programming job paying $200k in Omaha.