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> It should be almost self evidently true that they pay more money, than random jobs, in the middle of nowhere, in the US. I'm talking about the wage relative

> It should be almost self evidently true that they pay more money, than random jobs, in the middle of nowhere, in the US. I'm talking about the wage relative to the price sq/ft. You're laughably wrong. Just google Median NYC salary and look at the median NYC sq/ft, and do the same with say, Dallas, TX. It's not even close. I'm not talking about nominal wages, I'm talking about sq/ft monthly rent adjusted wages. When you look at that, the densest places do not have the highest wages. People are sacrificing earning potential to be in a more fun area, which makes sense.

stale2002 4y ago
Once again, if your statement was true, people wouldn't be moving to NYC, or SF, for the highly paid jobs. If they could get highly paid jobs, elsewhere, they wouldn't pay the high cost of living, to be near the high paying jobs. I am not sure what theory you could invent, that would cause people to move to a high cost of living area, if not for the high paying opportunities in those areas. If, instead they could get better opportunities elsewhere, why pay the high cost of living? > People are sacrificing earning potential to be in a more fun area Hey, if you know of any jobs that pay 500k a year, for a sofware eng position, not in SF or NYC, please let me know then! I'm going to say, that actually its the salaries though.
- endisneigh 4y ago
  > Once again, if your statement was true, people wouldn't be moving to NYC, or SF, for the highly paid jobs. adjusted wages for rent is not the only consideration. cities have far more amenities, which are beyond the scope of the discussion. it's simply a fact, however, that if you're simply looking at square footage, rent, and wage, the densest cities in the united states do not give you the highest wages. there's really no point in arguing about it, you can go look for yourself.
8note 4y ago
Wage, measured in $/month Housing cost, measured in $/month Housing cost/sqft measured in ($/month)/sqft Wage/(housing cost/sqft) measured in sqft. Why is sqft a measure of earning potential?

stale2002 4y ago

Once again, if your statement was true, people wouldn't be moving to NYC, or SF, for the highly paid jobs. If they could get highly paid jobs, elsewhere, they wouldn't pay the high cost of living, to be near the high paying jobs. I am not sure what theory you could invent, that would cause people to move to a high cost of living area, if not for the high paying opportunities in those areas. If, instead they could get better opportunities elsewhere, why pay the high cost of living? > People are sacrificing earning potential to be in a more fun area Hey, if you know of any jobs that pay 500k a year, for a sofware eng position, not in SF or NYC, please let me know then! I'm going to say, that actually its the salaries though.

endisneigh 4y ago
> Once again, if your statement was true, people wouldn't be moving to NYC, or SF, for the highly paid jobs. adjusted wages for rent is not the only consideration. cities have far more amenities, which are beyond the scope of the discussion. it's simply a fact, however, that if you're simply looking at square footage, rent, and wage, the densest cities in the united states do not give you the highest wages. there's really no point in arguing about it, you can go look for yourself.

8note 4y ago

Wage, measured in $/month Housing cost, measured in $/month Housing cost/sqft measured in ($/month)/sqft Wage/(housing cost/sqft) measured in sqft. Why is sqft a measure of earning potential?