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Yes, okay, I am on board with leaving the big city for lower cost of living. Where are the tech sector jobs outside of coastal cities? You might find some in

Yes, okay, I am on board with leaving the big city for lower cost of living. Where are the tech sector jobs outside of coastal cities? You might find some in Austin or Arizona, but those places are already two feet in the door for a cost of living crisis.

foobiekr 3y ago
They are all over the country. No, they don't pay as much as the Bay Area. You wouldn't expect them to.
- willis936 3y ago
  That's fine but two factors stand out: how secure is my employment opportunity and what is the wage compared to the cost of living? In both cases the rural option is worse than in cities and it also comes with the drawback of being far away from humanity.
  - foobiekr 3y ago
    That’s fine but understand the choice. A lot of the housing complaints read like people saying, “my grandmother bought shares in MSFT for $0.12 and now I have to pay $330!” Of course desirable, developed areas with high paying jobs are expensive. It’s not a fairness thing it’s a false comparison.
reducesuffering 3y ago
These are all major US metros where you will easily make > $100k as a software engineer ($125k median), while you'll find many Single Family Home options for $300k - $400k. That kind of home price / income ratio with low tax rate for that housing space is practically unheard of in the world (in the good way). Chicago: https://www.levels.fyi/t/software-engineer/locations/greater-chicago-area https://www.levels.fyi/t/software-engineer/locations/greater... Atlanta: https://www.levels.fyi/t/software-engineer/locations/atlanta-area https://www.levels.fyi/t/software-engineer/locations/atlanta... Pittsburgh: https://www.levels.fyi/t/software-engineer/locations/pittsburgh-area https://www.levels.fyi/t/software-engineer/locations/pittsbu... Raleigh-Durham: https://www.levels.fyi/t/software-engineer/locations/raleigh-durham-area https://www.levels.fyi/t/software-engineer/locations/raleigh... Boise: https://www.levels.fyi/t/software-engineer/locations/boise-area https://www.levels.fyi/t/software-engineer/locations/boise-a... Nashville: https://www.levels.fyi/t/software-engineer/locations/nashville-area https://www.levels.fyi/t/software-engineer/locations/nashvil... Dallas: https://www.levels.fyi/t/software-engineer/locations/greater-dallas-area https://www.levels.fyi/t/software-engineer/locations/greater... Minneapolis: https://www.levels.fyi/t/software-engineer/locations/minneapolis-st-paul-area https://www.levels.fyi/t/software-engineer/locations/minneap...

foobiekr 3y ago

They are all over the country. No, they don't pay as much as the Bay Area. You wouldn't expect them to.

willis936 3y ago
That's fine but two factors stand out: how secure is my employment opportunity and what is the wage compared to the cost of living? In both cases the rural option is worse than in cities and it also comes with the drawback of being far away from humanity.
- foobiekr 3y ago
  That’s fine but understand the choice. A lot of the housing complaints read like people saying, “my grandmother bought shares in MSFT for $0.12 and now I have to pay $330!” Of course desirable, developed areas with high paying jobs are expensive. It’s not a fairness thing it’s a false comparison.

reducesuffering 3y ago

These are all major US metros where you will easily make > $100k as a software engineer ($125k median), while you'll find many Single Family Home options for $300k - $400k. That kind of home price / income ratio with low tax rate for that housing space is practically unheard of in the world (in the good way). Chicago: https://www.levels.fyi/t/software-engineer/locations/greater-chicago-area https://www.levels.fyi/t/software-engineer/locations/greater... Atlanta: https://www.levels.fyi/t/software-engineer/locations/atlanta-area https://www.levels.fyi/t/software-engineer/locations/atlanta... Pittsburgh: https://www.levels.fyi/t/software-engineer/locations/pittsburgh-area https://www.levels.fyi/t/software-engineer/locations/pittsbu... Raleigh-Durham: https://www.levels.fyi/t/software-engineer/locations/raleigh-durham-area https://www.levels.fyi/t/software-engineer/locations/raleigh... Boise: https://www.levels.fyi/t/software-engineer/locations/boise-area https://www.levels.fyi/t/software-engineer/locations/boise-a... Nashville: https://www.levels.fyi/t/software-engineer/locations/nashville-area https://www.levels.fyi/t/software-engineer/locations/nashvil... Dallas: https://www.levels.fyi/t/software-engineer/locations/greater-dallas-area https://www.levels.fyi/t/software-engineer/locations/greater... Minneapolis: https://www.levels.fyi/t/software-engineer/locations/minneapolis-st-paul-area https://www.levels.fyi/t/software-engineer/locations/minneap...