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Subject:Cost of Living across the country.. From:Craig Edward Pfeifer <cep -at- CS -dot- PURDUE -dot- EDU> Date:Wed, 2 Oct 1996 11:01:01 -0500
At 11:19 AM 10/2/96 EST, you wrote:
> East and west cost salaries that seem high by Midwestern standards
(no, I'm
> not trying to start a geographical debate) may be more in line
This page will compute salaries relative to other parts of the
country. I was doing a little comparis myself, and it turns out that:
$37500 in Houston, TX is equivalent to:
$55000 in Chicago
$67500 in San Francisco/San Jose
Check it out...
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