I'm an engineer married to an RN and I never thought the bay area could work for us until I started looking up RN salaries in the region. $122K is double what R

I'm an engineer married to an RN and I never thought the bay area could work for us until I started looking up RN salaries in the region. $122K is double what RNs make in many parts of the country and almost triple the salary in our current location - and this doesn't seem to be restricted to RNs - a lot of healthcare positions in the bay area seem to pay incredibly well. Of course this may not all be attributable to high cost of living, taking a look at the BLS page on RN wages across the country, high RN salaries and states with strong union laws seem to run hand in hand.