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I have seen some exceptions in Oregon(Portland had a bunch of 65-75k "senior" developer jobs when I looked into that city and North Carolina seems to have a str
by kd0amg 16y ago
I have seen some exceptions in Oregon(Portland had a bunch of 65-75k "senior" developer jobs when I looked into that city and North Carolina seems to have a strangely low market average)
How much of this do you think is attributable to differences in cost of living?
- tibbon 16y agoIs Portland really that much cheaper? Its not expensive there overall, but it doesn't seem all that cheap either.
- georgieporgie 16y agoI suspect that a direct calculation will show that Portland is more expensive, but the right type of person can live in Portland very happily on much less money than in Houston. Portland really promotes bicycling and light rail, while in Houston urban sprawl is the norm, and a car is virtually a requirement. Between the depressed Oregon economy and the somewhat bohemian culture that is modern Portland, there is probably a self-reinforcing lull in salaries.
- bane 16y agoIt's more a matter of competition. I've worked for companies that picked Portland specifically because it had plenty of developers, but not as many employers, so the supply/demand dynamics favored a lower salary vs. other areas.
- tibbon 16y agoHmm. A rather interesting contract compared to the larger tech cities that can't seem to get enough qualified developers- ever.
- esrauch 16y agoAccording to CNNMoney's Cost of living calculator, it's about 20% more expensive to live in Portland than Houston. http://cgi.money.cnn.com/tools/costofliving/costofliving.html http://cgi.money.cnn.com/tools/costofliving/costofliving.htm...