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Thats part of the 'tragedy' of it (Ok making over a 100k isn't a tragedy) but being that SV is so tech worker heavy the costs shoot up and quickly eat into the
by moocow01 15y ago
Thats part of the 'tragedy' of it (Ok making over a 100k isn't a tragedy) but being that SV is so tech worker heavy the costs shoot up and quickly eat into the salary gains. If you want to see hockey stick growth look at the rising cost of rent.
If you can swing it the sweetest deal you can get is to work remotely for a company in SV with the SV salary.
- jaggederest 15y ago> If you can swing it the sweetest deal you can get is to work remotely for a company in SV with the SV salary. I have essentially negotiated this. I get calls from recruiters all the time from SV, offering me 'huge' raises. I'm like "well, see, that's nice, but I'm going to need at least a 70% raise from that to compensate for the cost of living adjustment". They get real quiet.
- potatolicious 15y agoSemi-recent transplant to the Bay Area here. I honestly wish I asked for a bigger raise, but I didn't know what I was getting myself into. I got a very respectable raise switching jobs, but between state income tax (I came from WA) and the insane living cost, I'm actually coming out behind from where I started. I'm making a sum I would've thought to be astronomical a few years ago, but yet I find myself pinching pennies in places I never had to worry about before. A few of my friends from back home know how much I make, and are apparently envious, but they live better than I do on one quarter my salary. The real "tragedy" of it is that guys like me are trapped. I've often thought about going back to a lower salary and living better for it, but the problem is that where I come from interesting, challenging software jobs are as elusive as the Loch Ness Monster. It's not the pay cut, it's the loss of challenge. Woe be unto the engineer who craves fast-paced, high-impact, challenging work without typical corporate bureaucracy.
- dasil003 15y agoLiving better on a quarter of the salary? Jesus, I needed about 50% increase moving from Santa Fe, NM to Mountain View to feel like I was on par. How cheap is it in WA?
- potatolicious 15y agoAh no, these friends are in Vancouver, Canada, where a 1BR in the poshest, yuppiest corner of town, in a new high-rise with a doorman, clubhouse, pool, sauna, jacuzzi, and glorious skyline view costs about $1100 a month. Considerably cheaper ($800?) if you take a roommate. A similar apartment in SF (1BR, peaceful/yuppie corner of town, new building, lots of amenities, etc) would run in the $3500-4500 range. Of course, most software jobs in that town would probably cause me an early death via falling off a tall building. Believe me, I've looked.
- cperciva 15y agoVancouver, Canada, where a 1BR in the poshest, yuppiest corner of town, in a new high-rise with a doorman, clubhouse, pool, sauna, jacuzzi, and glorious skyline view costs about $1100 a month Really? The cheapest 1BR I can find in Yaletown on craigslist is $1280/month -- for 397 square feet in a building constructed in 1912. Padmapper says that the median price for a 1BR in Yaletown is $1650/month.
- usaar333 15y agoI have never heard of a 1 bedroom in SF over $4,000. You can get a 1 bedroom with parking in the luxurious Infinity for $3,350.
- silverlake 15y agoI thought housing in Vancouver was very expensive. If it's really that cheap, then I'm packing my bags and moving.