[DeRock]

> Don’t forget the significantly lower tax burden

Very dependent on where you work. High tech salaries are concentrated in California, where the tax burden at your numbers will be higher than most provinces. I remember doing a comparison of BC to California, and the cross over point was about $250k USD (where taxes become more favorable in California).

[dismalpedigree]

I’m referring to Middle America salaries in most mid sized cities. If those same people went to NYC or SF it would be another story. Likely 2x at least.