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> It’s similar if you compare Seattle with Vancouver, BC - it’s only a 2-hour drive away, but salaries for the same work are around 50-66% of Seattle’s. USA-ia
by blaser-waffle 6y ago
> It’s similar if you compare Seattle with Vancouver, BC - it’s only a 2-hour drive away, but salaries for the same work are around 50-66% of Seattle’s.
USA-ian in Canada here, still technically a WA resident too -- compensation isn't normally that bad, the ~40% currency difference is what really hurts. Normally the Vancouver-Seattle difference isn't as pronounced, though it's still skewed heavily towards Seattle.
The biggest difference, IMO, is that housing in the Vancouver area is crazy expensive, way more than Seattle, and completely out of sync for local salaries.