The thing that really sucks is that higher base comp is usually always better, even with higher COL. If you consider things like 401ks, IRAs, out of pocket maxi

The thing that really sucks is that higher base comp is usually always better, even with higher COL. If you consider things like 401ks, IRAs, out of pocket maximums - having higher base comp is just better. Even if in SF vs. Boise, you're taking home 50% of your paycheck (and spending 33% of that takehome on rent), you're still paying more into those things in SF than Boise.