Ask HN: Lack of Philly Jobs?
Anyone else notice a dearth of HN jobs in the Philly area? I saw zero in April and only 2 in March. Is it really that dead in the area?
The biggest problem in Philadelphia is that its a really cost effective city to live in, so you aren't going to get the sky high paying tech jobs that you find in other cities, because there is a big pool of workers from the larger employers that are always around for modest wage increases. That depresses wages, and makes really talented engineers look at moving towards NYC or DC where they can get a _much_ better paying job. Specifically NYC where you can still live in the suburbs and make NYC level wages by only moving a half hour north of Philadelphia.
Even with non-start-up jobs or non-tech companies, it just doesn't seem like there's much in the area. I get that the salary will be a bit lower than NYC or DC, but there aren't even many jobs to compare.