Concur. I moved to Sunnyvale from Cincinnati, OH. My salary in 2005 (prior to ta...

		jmathai on April 16, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: If average salaries are 80-100k why does everyone ... Concur. I moved to Sunnyvale from Cincinnati, OH. My salary in 2005 (prior to taking a pay cut when co-founding a startup) was $67k. My current salary is $120k. While the cost of living is higher, my net after all is said and done (savings, stock, retirement, etc) is significantly higher.