all other things equal All other things are never equal. Keep in mind that higher pay in some areas is due to the cost of living there. For example, the medi

all other things equal All other things are never equal. Keep in mind that higher pay in some areas is due to the cost of living there. For example, the median home price across the US is about $180k. In San Francisco, the median home price is $600k (http://www.wibw.com/nationalnews/headlines/103474779.html http://www.wibw.com/nationalnews/headlines/103474779.html). Everything is more expensive in there too, including parking, gas, food, etc. It might be better to be a developer making $60k in Mississipi than $100k in SF. The holy grail would be to get the job that pays $100k but lets you telecommute from a place with a much lower cost of living, preferably with white sand beaches,