Want to see the real deal?
More inside scoop? View in App
More inside scoop? View in App
blind
SUPPORT
FOLLOW US
DOWNLOAD THE APP:
FOLLOWING
Industries
Job Groups
- Software Engineering
- Product Management
- Information Technology
- Data Science & Analytics
- Management Consulting
- Hardware Engineering
- Design
- Sales
- Security
- Investment Banking & Sell Side
- Marketing
- Private Equity & Buy Side
- Corporate Finance
- Supply Chain
- Business Development
- Human Resources
- Operations
- Legal
- Admin
- Customer Service
- Communications
Return to Office
Work From Home
COVID-19
Layoffs
Investments & Money
Work Visa
Housing
Referrals
Job Openings
Startups
Office Life
Mental Health
HR Issues
Blockchain & Crypto
Fitness & Nutrition
Health Care & Insurance
Travel
Tax
Hobbies & Entertainment
Working Parents
Food & Dining
IPO
Side Jobs
Show more
SUPPORT
FOLLOW US
DOWNLOAD THE APP:
Lcol
- Evaluate Meta E7 Offer Remote LCOL Hello Blinders! Base: 280k Stocks: 2.1mm/4 yr Target Bonus: 25% Signing: 100k Fully remote, LCOL area (no state income) Target TC: 875k, 975k first year Current TC: 650k I tried to bump the stocks higher but was not willing to accept lower base. Edit: this is not a humble brag, I could not find
- LCOL Went home for the holidays. New home builds 5br4ba for 750k+ with in home basketball courts in the best school district. Was so jealous of a fam member. Here I am looking at 1.3M older homes. Why am I living in the west coast?!
- Data scientist compensation in LCol Asking for a friend. Is 135k plus 15% bonus good offer in PA state ? #data #dataanalytics #datascience Current tc: $130k YOE: 6
- vote We've been asked to target LCOL areas for new hires. With this new "Virtual First" WFH mantra our directive for new hires is to exclude HCOL areas. We're being asked to not hire in San Francisco, New York, Seattle... at all. We're even being asked to not look in lower-than-high COL areas like Austin, Chicago, DC. So the list where we should be looking
- Bay area TC in LCOL It is fascinating and unbelievable to see some of the TC numbers here in blind. For HCOLs like bay area, Seattle, NYC, and even LA, Austin etc, some of them make sense, but its still ridiculous to see 600k TC for 5yoe for mere mortals 😀. But am curious to see if people are earning that much in LCO
- The Myth of LCOL I keep getting offers from Recruiters who claim 50% less salary is ok in LCOL because houses cost 25% of what they cost in the Bay Please don’t entertain such arguments anymore A car costs the same anywhere in the US A trip to Hawaii or EU costs more from LCOL than major airports. Even if you tak
- LCOL Area, share your TC Starting with myself. Location: San Antonio, TX TC: 260k [195K Base, 65k RSU per year] YOE: 15 LCOL: Low Cost of Living Area Why this thread while there are bunch of TC details out here? We do not have a single thread with LCOL area TC and majority of TC are from CA, Seatle. #amazon #apple #faceb
- vote Move to lcol? Bay area housing prices are crazy. Before pandemic, I wanted to move to Tri valley area to be able to afford a good home, some day, after I accumulate down payment. I work in HW and make peanuts compared to SW. Now I can't afford in Trivalley also :(. Thinking of moving out to some lcol city and lea
- vote Lets talk LCOL vs HCOL Currently make around 110k in Indianapolis (M, 27) How much does this scale up to an HCOL area assuming you are a homeowner or would like to eventually be a home/townhome owner 1) San Francisco (240k) 2) Austin (121k) 3) New York, Queens (181k) 4) Seattle (191k) Added Nerdwallet data to these citi
- vote HCOL vs LCOL 400k HCOL like Bay Area/Seattle/NYC or 300k in (M)LCOL like Philly/Austin/Denver/Chicago/Pittsburgh
- vote Meta E5 vs Amazon L6 LCOL/MCOL remote Both top of band offers for remote LCOL/MCOL US. Meta : 200 base, 15% bonus, 800k stock 90k sign on y1 Total: 530k y1, then 430k Amazon: 480k 1st and 2nd year cash heavy
- Scared of moving to LCOL I live in NYC and have always lived in or around big cities. I’m not averse to moving to more of a suburban region, but would like to be somewhere where I have access to different kinds of amenities and cultures that I get to experience in NYC (for example, the food and the diversity in people). I w
- Meta LCOL max E4 What is the max salary you can get in a VLCOL area remote. Think like bobofuck kansas level COL. This is for SWE and 2 yoe. Recruiter said this is max offer for my COL. Old TC: 210k New TC: 296400 + 65k sign on bonus #meta
- vote The LCOL lie Most companies now open in poor countries and pay peanuts and justify it by COL. that Microsoft, Google and Amazon now pay about 20k$ after tax in some places. like a decent macbook (or anything not made in the country) would be 2 months salary and travelling anywhere would be impossible. is anyb
- Atlassian P4/P5 LCOL TC I’m trying to get a sense of what to expect for TC for an LCOL area. Does anyone know what TC ranges might look like for P4/P5? Trying to decide if I want to interview there. TC: 140
- Moving from LCOL to HCOL Currently in a LCOL area and I plan on moving somewhere like Chicago, NY, or Seattle.. the companies that I have been applying to are remote in which they have told me that if I get an offer it would be reflective on my current COL, not what it would be in the future. Thats fair, however I asked how
- Does Amazon adjust salary if relocating to LCOL city If relocating from Tier 1 (NYC/SF) to lower cost of living city like Miami, does Amazon reduce your salary or anything ? Is it hard to change locations. Wondering for those that joined with higher salary due to being based on tier 1 city but moved elsewhere afterwards.
- Is anyone making a lot remotely in LCoL areas? I keep seeing some pretty wild comps on here. ie 300k+. But usually the folks posting them don’t say where they’re located, or they’re in SF / NY / Seattle. Is anyone making 300k+ in a low cost of living area, fully remotely? If so, which company are you at? Even 250k base is impressive in a LCoL I
- HCOL pay with LCOL living in Tech Which companies out there make it easiest to get HCOL pay and live in a LCOL area?
- LCOL vs HCOL I don’t understand why people are saying it’s MUCH more expensive to live in places like SF, Seattle than lower cost of city places... H-Rent: 1500 L-Rent: 1000 Rent is pretty much the only big difference... For me in Detroit vs SF. The income taxes are the same ? I understand things add up but
- vote Buy house in lcol instead of hcol ? I live in seattle, and currently renting, am priced out of the single family home market obviously, budget 1.3M, didn’t save much, <100k $. Thinking of the following, #personalfinance #investments 1. Would buying in a lcol like North Carolina or Florida or Texas make sense financially, I won’t li
- vote LCOL remote worth it? #engineering #software #swe
- What's the reason software is not outsource to lcol? Why would company pay 10 engineer 250+ when they can hire same quality engineer from lcol for 100k or less like India, Ukraine, Romania....etc TC 250
- Making $500k+ in LCOL city, investment options? Living in a LCOL city(e.g. Austin, Dallas, Denver, Raleigh) can increase one’s saving. If you are making more than $500k+ in lcol city, where are you parking your saving? All in stocks? Real estate? After maxing out all retirement vehicles, what other paths you are following to reduce your tax? tc
- 300k+ TC in LCOL Are there companies that offer over 300k TC in LCOL? And if so, which ones, which locations, and with what YOE?
- Coinbase 1-year grants and LCOL I know Coinbase grants are a specific $ value every year, so won’t get the upside/downside of stock growth. When you join, is the $ value of the grant locked for first 4 years? Ie if you move to LCOL city by year 2-4 after taking offer in HCOL, will the stock component of TC be adjusted for those y
- Move to India or Lcol New parent trying to figure out if it's a good time to move to India specifically having a hard time giving attention to kid while both of us working full time. People who moved to India, what are the pros and cons you noticed? Came to US for masters and been here since then for almost 11 years tot
- Recommendation for a LCOL area in the US What is a LCOL/MCOL area with a decent South Asian population and food. TC : 150k
- LCOL vs HCOL salary comparison TC: 220k in DFW area, working as software engineer If I were to move to HCOL like Seattle or Bay Area, how much would I have to make to break even? A lot of things are cheaper where I currently live. My house was less than 300k, which is a fraction of what I would have paid at the time in the citi
- HCOL vs LCOL vs MCOL When blinders say MCOL, what cities are they referring to? HCOL - NYC, Bay, Chicago, Seattle etc. LCOL - any small, medium size towns away from cities, small city suburbs, Midwest etc. What counts as MCOL??
- LCOL area with Indian population My wife's family (Indians) are moving from India to USA and looking to settle in a predominantly Indian community anywhere in the US. They speak broken english are 60+ so not looking to change their ways. We're having a hard time recommending locations to them because our go to location of Dallas
- TC Progression (Midwest LCOL) Thought the folks on Blind might get a kick out of this, I know I do: YOE: -1, TC: 43k (Intern, Company A) (Graduated 1.5 years early to start making real money) YOE: 0, TC: 78k (Full time, Company A) (Then I get laid off after two months because Company A is acquired, negotiate 10% raise) YOE: 0.3
- Why not work in LCOL with pay cut? My TC is 400K in the Bay Area. Base, RSU, Bonus — 189K, 200K, 11K I have been thinking about how much is the pay cut in LCOL areas? 20% or more? I’m trying to understand, why to live in CA from a financial stand point if after pay cut I still make 320K? It’s reasonable money to make in LCOL place
- vote LCOL -> Bay Area TC expectation Howdy folks. Had a few interviews so far at tech companies in the bay area, I need a feeler on what TC I should be asking for to match my current QoL. I currently live in a small town in the Midwest, LCOL bordering on VLCOL. Electrical/Computer engineering background interviewing for both embedded
- HCOL to MCOL to LCOL conversion Say I make $100k LCOL, what should that be in MCOL/HCOL terms? (I know there's no exact science but still) TC: 130k MCOL (230k in 3 more weeks!) YOE: 5 #tech #money
- vote Move to Texas or other LCOL? TLDR, housing is super expensive and kinda unaffordable in the Seattle area for single income like myself. We are planning for a baby late next year. Also, I'm tired of cloudy rainy weather except Summer. Considering remote work and permanent WFH trends, should I consider moving to more affordable
- Need suggestions for LCOL places Current TC: 🥜 YOE: 6+ in analytics I was recently offered a new Data Scientist (remote) position in a new company. I have lived in Chicago for 3 years and not a fan of the harsh winters. It'd be excellent if a city has pleasant weather all year, is LCOL and offers a variety of outdoor activities t
- vote Those who moved from HCOL to LCOL during pandemic Do you plan to stay in LCOL or move back to HCOL area? TC: 110k
- Ways to get HCOL pay in LCOL areas Lets strategize: 1. Join a remote-first company or a remote arm that pays flat salary across USA. 2. Get a retention grant / discretionary equity while in HCOL and then move to LCOL 3. Maintain a studio in HCOL for a mailing address and live in LCOL (unethical if not illegal, do not recommend). Wh
- vote HCOL vs LCOL for remote work Given that one can work remotely for many roles, does it make sense to live in a hcol area or one should take the pay cut and move to lcol. Here is a scenario, hcol: TC-300, big city, buy a decent house for 800-900k lcol: TC-200, relatively big city, buy a perfect house for 500-600k. Given that
- Google L6 400k lcol offer eval. Y1 and Y2 are 400k. How much would I make in Y3 and Y4. Would google try to keep me over 400k?
- Moving from LCOL to HCOL I’m an early career SWE living in a relatively LCOL location with my spouse and infant child. We are still renting but are currently looking for a first home to buy. However, I’ve recently started to feel that now is the best chance to try out living and working in a HCOL location for a few years.
- vote Is moving to LCOL from Seattle worth it ? Have been seeing some new offers these days in LCOL and I don't understand the benefit of moving. Granted, housing is cheap in LCOL, but if you are looking to rent, it would 2000$ to rent a 1b1b unit in Seattle vs perhaps 1300-1400$ in a LCOL area. Food/groceries/misc in LCOL area would perhaps be a
- Retirement Net Worth LCOL Areas What is a good Net Worth to have at retirement if you want to retire in low cost of living states like Texas and Florida?
- Anyone moved to LCOL and regret it? Did anyone move to a second tier / low COL city during pandemic and regret it? Or feel they have less opportunists in changing jobs? Edit: currently in Seattle suburbs. #remotework #wfh #housing
- Best LCOL area for TC Done with living in a HCOL area. Planning on moving once COVID-19 is a bit under control (this summer, before the second wave this winter). What LCOL area has the best SWE prospects for TC if I look for a job in a few years. TC 200k (after cuts) #personalfinance #investments
- vote Are you moving to LCOL this year? Are you moving, select an answer....
- Red Hat: ask for location change to LCOL? Hello, asking on behalf of a friend. He recently joined Red Hat, working remotely but with possibility to go to the office. Despite being remote, he still has to work in his country due to the contract. The country is HCOL, and he would like to move a LCOL, both countries in EU and both countries h
- TC needed to live a luxurious life in LCOL/MCOL What do you guys think?
- Can you retire on 3 Million USD in the US? LCOL I am afraid that I will become a lazy unmotivated person and will start to rot if I retire. But still it would be nice to have the option to retire. If one has $3 Million USD and lives in a cheap but real city like Dallas/Austin ... one can live a decent life... will that be enough to retire. i.e