[aantix]

Is staying in France a requirement? Because if money is your concern, you should be in Silicon Valley. That's where your skills are valued. That's where they pay you what you're worth.

Why would you do local theater when you could audition for roles in Hollywood?

[muse900]

From what I've heard Silicon Valley is also very expensive. Apart from that for non US citizens I reckon its hard to land a working visa with the current situation in the US and immigration.

I feel like what pays you higher than SV etc is if you can land a nice US remote work at about $100-120k but live in a place like Portugal or whatever that its very cheap VS your salary.

[muzani]

American visas are notoriously difficult too. If you're not American or something like Singapore which has good immigration laws with the US, you'll have a hard time. There's also other downsides like poor healthcare and vacation time, but some companies can make competitive offers for that.

[aantix]

The amount that you would make in SV and a position with a top company would more than allow you to have a top tier health plan. Couple that with the Bay Area being a prime research region, you’d be in an snacking position if anything catastrophic happened.