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Dr. Zaus

Lifer
Oct 16, 2008
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I misread the directionalty; NYC is not 40% more expensive pitt is 40% of NYC making NYC 150% more expensive.


This assumes, though, that you spend all of the money that you make instead of saving it. The differential in cost of living only applies to money spent on living expenses. Also, I don't think taxes are taken into account: which of-course, being progressive, hurts those who live in higher col cities.
 

Blueychan

Senior member
Feb 1, 2008
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Entry/Junior Software Dev
Was a contractor until 3 months ago $40 per hour.
Currently unemployed. 0$
 

Brovane

Diamond Member
Dec 18, 2001
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Senior System Admin
Orange County, CA
$120k-140k I am hourly so my pay changes depending on how much OT, On-Call pay etc I get.
 

Svnla

Lifer
Nov 10, 2003
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-Compliance officer/auditing plus my own small biz
-Southern USA
-More than minimum wage and less than 500K
 

TallBill

Lifer
Apr 29, 2001
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I make about $800-1100 in cash a week as a bartender/serve in the Chicago Suburbs.

No paid holidays or vacation though. Granted, I can take off pretty much whenver (within reason), I just don't get paid. No other benefits either. My paychecks are almost always $0, so I'll owe a little on taxes at the end of the year, but that still equates to the take home of somewhere from $40-70k a year depending on the tax situation.

My monthly bills (no food or fun) are only $850 though.
 

hans007

Lifer
Feb 1, 2000
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Just started a new job in LA. 100k plus I'm told they do 15% bonuses. Java programmer for web. Used to do c++ stuff and new job is letting me learn as I go. Best job I've ever had
 

sleep

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Aug 23, 2010
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ohh....

my salary is none of your business. you ****, right admin? no profanity here
 

herm0016

Diamond Member
Feb 26, 2005
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Dictator
Zimbabwe
Per year: 500,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 Zimbabwean dollars, 2 luxury cars, 1000 AKs, 0-10 fighter jets + bonus of 10000-20000 acres previously white-owned farmland and 2-5 wives, depending on performance. Oh yeah, almost forgot, free healthcare!

so that's like 47 cents American right?
 

The-Noid

Diamond Member
Nov 16, 2005
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Finance
Minnesota
My Salary is $150k, Total Economic Package should be 3x+ that, sans 2008.
 
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kedlav

Senior member
Aug 2, 2006
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My boss just left and I'm replacing here, so hopefully the salary changes, but my current triplet until the promotion is in full effect:

Applications/Systems Administrator
Austin, TX
$80k + bonus
 

Desin

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Jul 7, 2009
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Wow I feel poor

60K+full benefits+profit sharing - Systems Engineer - Austin Tx

Thankfully I have a wife

Project Manger - 65K+benefits+stock options+stock grants+bonus ~80k


Only upside is we have ZERO debt.
 

mrCide

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Nov 27, 1999
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heh.. Systems Admin in southeast FL, not making much as much as some of you admins. methinks if I don't get a senior promotion and increase in the next couple years i'll look elsewhere.