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Re:U.S. Universities Are Building a New Semiconductor Workforce by aleph_minus_one on Saturday May 20, 2023 @07:53AM (#36011112)
> If X works in something low level like device physics then there are a limited number of companies doing cutting edge fab stuff like that. Intel, TSMC, Samsung. The small number of companies limits your salary potential.

You should be very careful about comparing raw salary numbers: a much better metric to compare is "'salary' minus 'cost of living at the job location'".

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Re:U.S. Universities Are Building a New Semiconductor Workforce by Firmwarrior on Saturday May 20, 2023 @11:42AM (#36012839)
If you're pulling in 400k USD per year, it actually doesn't matter what the cost of living is. You tie up 40% of your income in a 1-2 million dollar house and still save $50-$100k a year while buying everything you want on a daily basis, then retire after 20 years and live like a king
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Re:U.S. Universities Are Building a New Semiconductor Workforce by MichaelZuo on Saturday May 20, 2023 @02:38PM (#36014454)
Not possible if you have a family and 2 kids, and the best private schools in the area are charging $50-75k USD per kid per year. And the spouse insists on sending the kids to the best school and also wants a big house in a nice neighbourhood.

Unlikely you save anything significant on $400k under a relatively common scenario, and plus there's maybe only a few hundred locales on Earth with jobs that pay that much.

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