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This is far from true. Aside from Valley pay, which also has Valley housing costs, a "tech job" will barely pay for healthcare and housing for one, much less he

• rr808 11mo ago
  Median dev salary in USA is $133k, most likely with healthcare already. You can easily afford a mortgage on a median home which is about $24k/yr. https://www.bls.gov/ooh/computer-and-information-technology/software-developers.htm#tab-5 https://www.bls.gov/ooh/computer-and-information-technology/... https://www.zillow.com/home-values/102001/united-states/ https://www.zillow.com/home-values/102001/united-states/ https://www.calculator.net/mortgage-calculator.html?chouseprice=360%2C000&cdownpayment=10&cdownpaymentunit=p&cloanterm=30&cinterestrate=6.374&cstartmonth=11&cstartyear=2025&caddoptional=1&cpropertytaxes=1.2&cpropertytaxesunit=p&chomeins=1%2C500&chomeinsunit=d&cpmi=0&cpmiunit=d&choa=0&choaunit=d&cothercost=4%2C000&cothercostunit=d&cmop=0&cptinc=0&chiinc=0&choainc=0&cocinc=0&cexma=0&cexmsm=11&cexmsy=2025&cexya=0&cexysm=11&cexysy=2025&cexoa=0&cexosm=11&cexosy=2025&caot=0&xa1=0&xm1=11&xy1=2025&xa2=0&xm2=11&xy2=2025&xa3=0&xm3=11&xy3=2025&xa4=0&xm4=11&xy4=2025&xa5=0&xm5=11&xy5=2025&xa6=0&xm6=11&xy6=2025&xa7=0&xm7=11&xy7=2025&xa8=0&xm8=11&xy8=2025&xa9=0&xm9=11&xy9=2025&xa10=0&xm10=11&xy10=2025&csbw=1&printit=0&x=Calculate https://www.calculator.net/mortgage-calculator.html?chousepr...
  • epicureanideal 11mo ago
    The median dev doesn’t work in a city with a median cost of living. The jobs are concentrated where there’s a high cost of living.