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> Places like Nashville, Atlanta, Tampa Bay, and Research Triangle all have lower cost of living than NYC (you could pay the same rent and actually have a yard)

> Places like Nashville, Atlanta, Tampa Bay, and Research Triangle all have lower cost of living than NYC (you could pay the same rent and actually have a yard) and lots of software jobs if you don't want to go remote. There might be jobs in these areas, but they won't pay NYC- or SF-level salaries.

smt88 6y ago
> There might be jobs in these areas, but they won't pay NYC- or SF-level salaries. You're absolutely right. Those cities actually pay better than NYC when you adjust for cost of living[1][2][3]. In every ranking, there are few major cities worse to be a software engineer than NYC. And OP isn't even close to making median or average salary for NYC. S/he's close to entry-level. The cost of living in NYC is unjustifiable, which is probably why people are leaving[4] in droves. 1. https://www.codementor.io/blog/best-cities-software-engineer-earnings-271vpf599k https://www.codementor.io/blog/best-cities-software-engineer... 2. https://insights.dice.com/2019/02/28/salary-compare-income-cost-living/ https://insights.dice.com/2019/02/28/salary-compare-income-c... 3. https://www.economicmodeling.com/2019/04/10/buying-power-cost-of-living/ https://www.economicmodeling.com/2019/04/10/buying-power-cos... 4. https://gothamist.com/news/census-report-new-york-losing-new-yorkers https://gothamist.com/news/census-report-new-york-losing-new...