As a hardware engineer I make pretty good amount for Austin @220k with stock appreciation yoe 6. However I am interviewing with a couple of Bay Area hardware companies and expect an offer in the 350k range. With tax and col, should be pretty close to Austin, although i’ll be living in a shitty appartement instead of a sfh. No kids, wife makes 🥜🥜🥜. We want to settle and have kids soon, gonna be hard in bay, but weather and environment is gonna be much better. Thoughts? Edit: thanks for the support and inputs! Trying my best to keep up with all the comments. Edit 2: finally made my decision and went for bay @ 380k TC.
For me Austin + 20% = Bay In ur case I'd pick Bay
Do you prefer hot brisket / taco or boring food? Your wife can learn to smoke BBQ after relocating to Texas
Sounds like you need to invest in a new wife
Be in Austin
Why so?
Are you looking at buying a house ? That makes a huge difference. You will get Shiitty Bay Area homes va decent sfh at Austin.
Wow. Is this even a question to think about? Who would want to live in a party town in the middle of a desert surrounded with college kids along with high property taxes and water issues? There is a reason why people pay premium to live in California! Its beauty is unmatched. People who trade to live in Austin are just those who are salty and wish they could make Bay Area salaries… And before those salties open their mouth, I have lived both in Austin and currently in the Bay.. and would never trade it ever. Best decision I made
Bay area at that salary diff
Texas? Lol I wouldn’t move for 1 million tc.
You wouldn’t move to Texas or away from Texas?
To Texas
Stay in Texas or move somewhere else. If the increase in pay means you live in a shitty apartment because things are too expensive, is it really a raise? You can work remotely at so many places these days and get a home in another state even. If you make 6 figures, no reason to live in a shitty apartment
Yeah, don’t want to go back to college life
blind is real
Are you fake
Wife makes nuts was hilarious.