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by koolba 407 days ago
> The national average salary is $63,795 [0], so they're making about $4k more. Just because they're not earning 6 figures working in their first tech job doesn't mean that it's bad.

The average rent nationally is $1860. In the Bay Area it’s $2650.

That’s not to say it’s bad. But the numbers are meaningless without some localized pricing or cost adjustment.