There are rural parts of the US where pay, at least 20 years ago, was around that as well. Outside of Silicon Valley, salaries tend not to climb up toward $200

There are rural parts of the US where pay, at least 20 years ago, was around that as well. Outside of Silicon Valley, salaries tend not to climb up toward $200K/yr as well (but it doesn't cost $800K to buy a 3 bedroom house).