Just to give some perspective (minimum hourly wage): - San Francisco as of January 1, 2013 - $10.55 - The state of California - $8.00 - The state of New York

Just to give some perspective (minimum hourly wage): - San Francisco as of January 1, 2013 - $10.55 - The state of California - $8.00 - The state of New York - $7.25 With that in mind, $12/hour for qualified CS or any other engineering work is Ridiculous.