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I looked at some tech jobs in Wellington and shocked at how little they pay compared to SF. The cost of living in cheaper, but not that much cheaper.
by worker767424 6y ago
I looked at some tech jobs in Wellington and shocked at how little they pay compared to SF. The cost of living in cheaper, but not that much cheaper.
- xupybd 6y agoYeah if you pair it with the average house price it's not great https://i.stuff.co.nz/life-style/homed/housing-affordability/124410237/wellington-citys-average-house-value-exceeds-1-million-and-the-rest-of-the-region-isnt-far-behind https://i.stuff.co.nz/life-style/homed/housing-affordability... Despite my comment I like life here. I wasn't really trying to give more than a data point from another part of the world. My personal view is that a strong enough economy should be able to provide most people with a better than minimum wage job. But if you bump the minimum wage too high you simply raise the price of everything.
- ZephyrBlu 6y agoNZ pay in general is very poor compared to other developed countries in my opinion. When you compare SF tech salaries to NZ tech salaries it's just ridiculous though. I would say SF TC is 4x or more than NZ salaries (Stock grants are not common) for similar positions.
- EdwinLarkin 6y agoSF salaries are ridiculous compared to anywhere else. Not even Switzerland can compare. The only places where you can earn just as much as you do in SF is consulting anywhere in the rich world or those few positions in Chinese megacities. I am actually surprised SF did not lower salaries exactly for this because there's nowhere else to go if you want to at least keep your SF salary.
- xupybd 6y agoIf you put the average software developers salary in NZ into USD you get $50211.93. From https://www.payscale.com/research/NZ/Job=Software_Engineer/Salary https://www.payscale.com/research/NZ/Job=Software_Engineer/S...