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From being involved in the hiring and interviewing process Id say these numbers are about right.

It is interesting though that the average salary difference by experience doesn't change all that much. I'd interpret that as an argument for trying to build income on the side from other sources, starting your own thing or consulting after a certain number of years.

Incredibly cheesy infographic (Edward Tufte is displeased.) but some useful datapoints for job seekers.

I haven't moved from ATX to Bay Area, but some co-workers of mine have. Roughly speaking it's about 15-18% increase in cost of living from ATX to SF (overall).

Unfortunately, my company was only willing to give 7% salary increase for relocating from ATX to SF.

Granted, this is only one Fortune 500 company, but it would seem the CNN adjustment is a bit high.

Does anyone have experience with cost of living in the bay area vs Austin, TX? According to the cost of living calculator on CNN Money, $120,000 in San Francisco is equivalent to $70,000 in Austin.

Has anyone here moved from Austin to Silicon Valley or vice versa? How accurate are the online cost of living calculators to what you experienced in person?

Its unfortunate but you'll typically win the adjusted salary comparison by comparing any other place in the US (of course except NY and possibly LA). The sense that Ive gotten is the average salaries float around 85-95 in Austin TX

Having lived in Silicon Valley, Seattle and Austin, my estimation is that the amount of money required for a family to live the same lifestyle (owning similar level home, access to good schools, reasonable commute, etc.) in Austin as in Silicon Valley / SF is at least 2x. I'd estimate the differential to be significantly less for someone single or DINK.

Please, no more infographics...

The thing that stuck out for me is that SF is bigger than SV. My co-founders are divided on where we should be. Thoughts?

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