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I think that maybe more accurate for entry level developers. Housing is an issue to work around for sure. Seattle - Yes (but also quite expense) Austin - Yes

I think that maybe more accurate for entry level developers. Housing is an issue to work around for sure. Seattle - Yes (but also quite expense) Austin - Yes to a less degree Portland - Maybe. All of these are great cities with plenty of dev jobs. You really need a strong CS program to build around if you want think about not moving to Silicon Valley. University of Washington totally fits that bill, as does University of Texas- Austin, but I would have to guess that Portland has a good local university (but I'm not familiar with it from afar like the others)

stephengillie 11y ago
Seattle has the highest income of any city in the USA at $94,000 a year. And we just got the $15 minimum wage. Portland has good programs and an OK tech scene. A lot of them are poached/contracted by Seattle firms, since it can be cheaper to pay for a contractor's hotel than it can be to hire a local. The wage differential is that big between the cities.
- unclesaamm 11y ago
  What is that 94k/yr number from? Is that for industry average?
  - stephengillie 11y ago
    It's from newspaper-blog articles about the $15 minimum wage increase.
- seanflyon 11y ago
  According to http://www.seattle.gov/economicdevelopment/business-owners/economic-indicators/income-distribution http://www.seattle.gov/economicdevelopment/business-owners/e... the median income was $52,048 in 2011. I don't know where the $94,000 number comes from, but I find it suspicious.