Yeap. It's a completely worthless article. The more important numbers are: 0) cost-of-living adjusted income (for daily living expenses) 1) housing to yearly

Yeap. It's a completely worthless article. The more important numbers are: 0) cost-of-living adjusted income (for daily living expenses) 1) housing to yearly income ratio (housing affordability) Absolute yearly salary is primarily useful data for non-local inelastic demand and luxury items that tend to not track local costs-of-living, i.e., a Tesla (sans tax credits) or a Nest thermostat. Better articles: https://qz.com/1195354/tech-salaries-in-austin-texas-are-effectively-66000-higher-than-in-nyc-thanks-to-the-cost-of-living/ https://qz.com/1195354/tech-salaries-in-austin-texas-are-eff... https://www.techrepublic.com/article/the-10-cities-with-the-highest-real-tech-salaries-in-the-us-adjusted-for-cost-of-living/ https://www.techrepublic.com/article/the-10-cities-with-the-...