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San Francisco isn't the only place in the US that makes software, you know. Seattle is a great place to live, has better salaries than SF considering cost of l
by mratzloff 13y ago
San Francisco isn't the only place in the US that makes software, you know. Seattle is a great place to live, has better salaries than SF considering cost of living, and has a healthy startup culture.
- jsolson 13y agoYes, I can highly recommend Seattle. This poll more or less confirmed for me that I'm living well above where I (likely) would be in SV by staying there.
- lawnchair_larry 13y agoDon't blow up the spot. You're gonna ruin it for yourself. You forgot to mention the dreaded rain 6 months of the year. Cold, wet, miserable.
- jsolson 13y agoAh, right, yes. It's miserable here. Six months of hellish rain and steel grey skies. Don't let anyone fool you. Never move here. Worst mistake of my life.
- tharshan09 13y agoGuess I just need to find some contacts in Seattle then! Sorted :)
- sbilstein 13y agoYea, true unless you hate clouds ;) I just moved to the Bay Area after two years in Seattle: great place, eh weather.
- crypto5 13y agoJust curious: and what is your estimation of salary ranges for Java SWE in Seattle? How many sexy start-ups/companies there(I think not too many). Can diff in salary between Seattle and SF be covered by $500-$1000 savings on apartment rent?
- matsur 13y agoJust looking at Microsoft/Amazon/Google salaries in Puget Sound, they are in the same ballpark as the results of this poll. Another difference: WA state has no state income tax.
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