Re:The 9.9 Percent Is the New American Aristocracy
by Latteland on Monday May 28, 2018 @03:33PM
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Well, I did say Seattle. Yes, I'm fortunate. I did move here for a good job 20 years ago. I would expect that west coast salary increases should also pull up the entire market.
Re:The 9.9 Percent Is the New American Aristocracy
by doktrin on Monday May 28, 2018 @04:52PM
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> I would expect that west coast salary increases should also pull up the entire market.
Logically it should at least not hurt the rest of the market, but anecdotally : during my time in the midwest, salaries were stagnant / sticky around $80k so I would caution against overestimating the trickle down effect of coastal income.
This only applies to a small fraction of engineers clustered in a literal handful of geographic areas. I personally don't know a single engineer in my country that makes $200k (and the cost of living here is just as high as any major US city). Earning half that is seen as a very good salary.