Yup. I worked in the Philly market for a few years (and another year if you count Wilmington).

90% of places I interviewed with while living there gave me insulting low offers, it made me question if I was actually being overpaid (I wasn't).

Left for another city across the country about 4 years ago and have been getting much better offers (even accounting for the COL difference) at better companies.

Just moved from Philly to Cali. I regret not doing it 10 years ago. Already have an offer 50% above what I made in Philly. The funny part is my W2 withholding went down!

Philly taxes you so much and you get nothing for it.