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SN Member McGruber points us a study by TriNet that provides (buzzword alert!) 'cloud-based human resources services.' The study concludes that Austin is the place to go.
From the article:
"Austin ranks Number 1 in the nation when it comes to offering the largest tech salaries that have been adjusted for cost of living expenses, such as housing, groceries, utilities and other necessities.
The seven major tech hubs, ranked by cost of living adjusted average salaries:
1. Austin: $105,000
2. Atlanta: $103,000
3. Denver-Boulder: $98,000
4. Boston: $79,000
5. Silicon Valley: $78,000
6. Los Angeles: $70,000
7. New York: $56,000"
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Austin has highest "Salaries for Tech Workers"
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(Score: 3, Informative) by EQ on Saturday March 08 2014, @02:35AM
Figure no state income tax, lower cost of energy and gasoline than many place. Booming economy (1 out of 5 new jobs created in the US was created in Texas in Feb), and state gov doesn't get in the way often. Lower cost of living outside of the core cities. Economically speaking, what's not to like?
(Score: 2, Interesting) by tftp on Saturday March 08 2014, @02:50AM
States that do not have income tax get their money through the property tax. In CA property tax is controlled (1% rise per year.) What is the situation in TX?
(Score: 2, Informative) by Dale on Saturday March 08 2014, @11:18AM
2.5-3.5% is probably typical. I'm just over 3% in an Austin suburb. Yes Austin is in Texas and all the political baggage that comes with that. However, Austin is also extremely liberal compared to the rest of the state. While that doesn't change the state-wide political items it does impact the local political landscape a ton.
(Score: 1) by EQ on Tuesday March 11 2014, @01:36AM
My property tax is about 2-3 times more than what it was in Colorado,but I have a much better house thats tax-apparaised at a LOT lower than my worse house was in Boulder. So it sort-of evens out.
(Score: 1) by docwiz on Saturday March 08 2014, @02:31PM
Living in Texas?
(Score: 1) by EQ on Tuesday March 11 2014, @02:03AM
Yes, go relocated from Colorado (lived almost rural, worked in Boulder). Texas is nice, people are good, more friendly than in Colorado to be sure. Government a lot less intrusive (sort of like what it was in Colorado more than a decade ago before the DemoPublicans expanded government). But so far, (having been thru 2 summers now), its too damn hot - and too damn flat. I miss my Rockies (baseball team and mountains), and my spring and fall (both here seem to be about 3 weeks long)