Exactly, although healthcare and taxes aside, the market ratio of gross salary (as measured in USD) for a certain position relative to cost of real estate and cost of living is a lot higher in many places in California than in BC. The same job might pay the equivalent of $130k USD/year in a big city in CA but would be $105k CAD/year (equivalent to $87k USD/year) in Vancouver.

Not that housing costs in many big cities in CA aren't also ridiculous - but BC seems to be setting new records in unaffordability.

Jobs paying $100k in California generally come with health insurance though.