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It's worth keeping in mind that California is a big place. The difference between the Bay Area and LA/San Diego isn't completely insignificant when it comes to
by famousactress 16y ago
It's worth keeping in mind that California is a big place. The difference between the Bay Area and LA/San Diego isn't completely insignificant when it comes to hiring practices and salaries. In my experience, years of experience has more of a bearing on your employment and compensation in the south than it does in the bay where companies are looking for talented people of just about any background, and if anything youth can be something of an advantage when looking for work.
- russell 16y agoI've done recent contract work in both SV and LA. I would say SV/SF pays 10-15% higher. In addition the work in SV is much more interesting to me and probably other HN types than the work in LA. Within the Bay Area the arc from Berkeley, SF, Palo Alto, San Jose was more interesting than the East Bay/Contra Costa. I used CraigsList so there may be a SV vs LA bias in the listings.
- harold 16y agoMy experience working in both LA and SV backs up the price differential you raised. I've worked on some really interesting projects in LA though.
- famousactress 16y agoI think this is probably true, on average.. but the std deviation of salaries in the south is fairly high.. I think CL is probably a more productive way to find work in SV that down south as well.. wouldn't occur to most shops down here to use CL.. in fact, I had an HR person laugh at me once for suggesting it :|