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Those base salaries are really not that strong in those high cost of living areas.

• TrumpMyGuns 7y ago
  Seriously. 172k in San Fran? Lmao!
• thorwasdfasdf 7y ago
  It's stronger than any other jobs out there. But yes, you're right even the very very highest of salaries doesn't compensate enough to buy a modest 4 million$ house. You'd have to be in your 20s and rent a room with plans to leave in less than 10 years or just don't have a family.
  • MuffinFlavored 7y ago
    I'm just saying, it isn't hard to make $140k-$160k/yr in Iowa/Missouri as a remote software engineer. You just don't get your salary again in stock options :P
    • boring_twenties 7y ago
      That's a hell of a "just," considering just 5 years of that could be close to enough to live the rest of your life in Iowa/Missouri without working another day.
• aeyes 7y ago
  Please, even if you pay 5k for rent that still leaves you with >100k cash in the bank.