/S/a/l/a/r/y/ ... er... I mean rates

[Barry Campbell]

On 12/4/06, mlist at safenet-inc.com <mlist at safenet-inc.com> wrote:

> I've been wrong before (stop that snickering), but isn't
> $100K in a place like New York (NY) or Silicon Valley
> about the same as $85K in a place like... hmm Ottawa?

Oh, it's potentially *much worse* than that.

Salary in New York (Manhattan) NY: $100,000
Comparable salary in Phoenix AZ: $46,607.87

Salary in New York (Manhattan) NY: $100,000
Comparable salary in Raleigh NC: $45,997.62

Salary in New York (Manhattan) NY: $100,000
Comparable salary in Austin TX: $46,603.10

...see http://cgi.money.cnn.com/tools/costofliving/costofliving.html

- bc, lives in Manhattan, feels the pain every time he balances his checkbook

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