There's a previous post/survey about where HN readers are located. A large amount are in California (me included). The Bay Area in particular does pay > $100k f

There's a previous post/survey about where HN readers are located. A large amount are in California (me included). The Bay Area in particular does pay > $100k for most tech jobs. That said, taxes are so high and real estate here is so expensive that it's really hard to get a place you own.