Yes, many of us might not be as qualified, and yes, many of us live in areas with low cost of living, but it still feels like the difference in pay between bay area tech companies and IT companies elsewhere is so extreme. Anyone else agree? (IT Engineers at Cerner make between 50 and 150 k for the most part;;;)
IT is paid less in companies where IT is a cost center. If it's generating business, you will get paid more.
This is the answer. OP, you’re a cost center. At most SF firms, you’d be a profit center. I feel your pain.
Why would you get paid more for password resets? IT helps people who have no problem solving skills or don't know how to Google issues.
Because Google can reimage your laptop for you with company specific software, physically hand you a laptop, and stuff.
Depends on what you do. If you are "resetting the passwords" they can't pay you much obviously. If you are highly specialized hard to replace dev you can make more than typical bay R&D after factoring in CoL.
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Because demand is much larger. When the demand is high and supply is limited it drives up the price.
You know, economics and stuff.