I work in a high tech industry, I make mobile networks go.. and I'm slowly being priced out of Seattle (I live in Renton), my rent has gone up 20% in 2 years, and everywhere else I look is higher yet - this combined with the rather chilly local culture, is driving me to look at moving elsewhere, probably to a non-tech hub, like Dallas, I'd like to own a home at some point - but I don't make that 100k a year salary, and likely never will, as the best paid in my industry are making in the high 70's, beyond all that, I'm stuck as a contractor, on my second 18 month term with no headcount opening in sight.

I'm a pretty decent UNIX and networks guy - but not a software developer sort of person, its just not the way my brain is wired, so at the rate we're going, I'm not gonna be able to afford to live here in 2 years.