I'm a native austinite who's lived on the east coast for nearly a decade (boston and now NYC). Salaries aren't that great in Austin in regards to companies tha

I'm a native austinite who's lived on the east coast for nearly a decade (boston and now NYC). Salaries aren't that great in Austin in regards to companies that actually reside here. If you have a nice remote salary, sure Austin can look decent - but this year things got really expensive, to the point that the delta between NYC and Austin isn't that large for a 1br apt. Comparing a "city" like Austin to NYC is also a complete joke in terms of the values both culturally and networking wise they provide. Where you live and work is about more than "average salary" it's about networking and where the money is. The money is without a doubt not really in austin.