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Re:42% of California’s STEM Workforce Hails from Outside the... by s73ver on Tuesday July 25, 2017 @03:05PM (#14850870)
Given those numbers.. the problem is the salary. It does not matter that it's Sacramento; it's still California. And, honestly, as a fresh out of college dev, why would I go to Sacramento for 40k when I can go to the valley for 3x that, and still come out ahead?
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Re:42% of California’s STEM Workforce Hails from Outside the... by vinhboy on Wednesday July 26, 2017 @12:45PM (#14857820)
It actually does matter a lot. That's just how income works in different locals. The cost of living in Sacramento is very different than the Bay Area.

If you want to see how stark the difference is, look at the compensation calculator gitlab developed: https://about.gitlab.com/jobs/developer/

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