Although right now the math is rather different - you can easily remain living in NJ with all your nice local things while switching employers to someone in CA

Although right now the math is rather different - you can easily remain living in NJ with all your nice local things while switching employers to someone in CA - most people are hiring fully remote people though you may be required to work west coast hours. And, honestly, I think that after the pandemic companies are going to have a lot of trouble trying to pull employees back into in-office full time work.