[bungie4]

This makes me want to cry. I'm below all but one of these entries. 30 years experience + full stack + dba.

All because of where I live (small northern ontario town -remotism?) and likley ageism (57). I should be getting paid MORE because of where I live.

[strictnein]

Why would your remote location with a lower cost of living(I'm assuming, at least for housing) mean you should make more?

[pyre]

The more remote the location, the higher the cost of non-housing things are. Shipping in groceries to Yellow Knife costs more than shipping groceries to Toronto, even though Toronto's housing prices are significantly more.

[Garfgon]

Generally people would rather live in a city, so companies offer higher pay and possibly other benefits like 2 weeks on/2 weeks off.

[mahyarm]

It's because you live in Canada. Canadian devs get paid a lot less. $80k/yr CAD is typical for a sr dev there. I moved down to the USA for the big raise.

[mbrzuzy]

Was it worth it with the huge increase in cost of living?

[mahyarm]

I'm from BC, so it was actually a decrease in the cost of living. Seattle had cheaper consumer goods, cheaper gas, less taxes and cheaper housing. SF is a bit more expensive, but houses cost about the same as Vancouver while rent is higher.

[mbrzuzy]

Thank you for sharing, Mahyarm!

[linkregister]

Vancouver is a bit of an anomaly with its low salaries and astronomical housing costs.

[deskamess]

Unless Silicon Valley or NYC it is going to be cheaper to live. More take home pay after all expenses (including medical, mortgage).

[gdfer]

I moved to a "remote" place in Canada from Chicago and took a significant pay cut. 5 yrs later I'm finally making about as much as I was when I left. And I'm still making an awesome living where I am.

And it was totally worth it given cost of living change & everything else. Salary isn't everything!

[ad_a]

A lot of this is Silicon Valley. It probably translates to a lower standard of living than what you have.