Yeah, that's why I laugh every time I get an offer for ~$200k (a very good startup salary) in SF. The average cost of living for a 4-person family in SF is ~$3

Yeah, that's why I laugh every time I get an offer for ~$200k (a very good startup salary) in SF. The average cost of living for a 4-person family in SF is ~$350k [1] (I'm guessing that's pre-tax, and probably the job is also paying for 100% comprehensive medical & dental insurance for the entire family) and my spouse wouldn't be able to work (and even if she could, low chance of her also getting a $200k job offer at the same time!), and I'm not gonna willingly decrease my standard of living and my savings rate ... I mean, I don't mind if that's their budget, I always mention that it probably makes more sense to hire someone local, but ... why even bother interviewing senior non-SF-based candidates in the first place? [1] https://www.cnbc.com/2024/03/27/how-much-money-family-of-4-needs-to-live-comfortably-in-us-cities.html https://www.cnbc.com/2024/03/27/how-much-money-family-of-4-n...