> most of the difference Well this varies from person to person, but in my experience most senior tech employees in the Bay Area are making much more than they

> most of the difference Well this varies from person to person, but in my experience most senior tech employees in the Bay Area are making much more than they would elsewhere, enough to offset the difference and put a lot more in their bank account each year. I currently make several times what I was making in the last city I worked.