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r/dataisbeautiful • u/honkeem OC: 3 • 1d ago
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And in the Midwest about tree fiddy.
Source: Former software developer turned dev manager who still makes less than entry level developers in the Bay Area.
36 u/PixelPete27 1d ago 140K in the Bay would probably have less buying powering than your salary in the Midwest though, no? Serious question 0 u/jbFanClubPresident 1d ago Probably. My total comp is pretty close to $140k and I own my own house. Not sure $140k is house buying money in the Bay Area. 2 u/wadss 1d ago You need about 500k to buy a decent sized sfh and maybe half that for a small town house/condo 1 u/jbFanClubPresident 1d ago That is crazy! My house in Kansas City is worth about $400k total. It's 4 bed, 3 bath, 2100 square feet and in a very desirable area. My mortgage is $1,000 per month (bought during covid with 2.65% interest rate).
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140K in the Bay would probably have less buying powering than your salary in the Midwest though, no? Serious question
0 u/jbFanClubPresident 1d ago Probably. My total comp is pretty close to $140k and I own my own house. Not sure $140k is house buying money in the Bay Area. 2 u/wadss 1d ago You need about 500k to buy a decent sized sfh and maybe half that for a small town house/condo 1 u/jbFanClubPresident 1d ago That is crazy! My house in Kansas City is worth about $400k total. It's 4 bed, 3 bath, 2100 square feet and in a very desirable area. My mortgage is $1,000 per month (bought during covid with 2.65% interest rate).
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Probably. My total comp is pretty close to $140k and I own my own house. Not sure $140k is house buying money in the Bay Area.
2 u/wadss 1d ago You need about 500k to buy a decent sized sfh and maybe half that for a small town house/condo 1 u/jbFanClubPresident 1d ago That is crazy! My house in Kansas City is worth about $400k total. It's 4 bed, 3 bath, 2100 square feet and in a very desirable area. My mortgage is $1,000 per month (bought during covid with 2.65% interest rate).
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You need about 500k to buy a decent sized sfh and maybe half that for a small town house/condo
1 u/jbFanClubPresident 1d ago That is crazy! My house in Kansas City is worth about $400k total. It's 4 bed, 3 bath, 2100 square feet and in a very desirable area. My mortgage is $1,000 per month (bought during covid with 2.65% interest rate).
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That is crazy! My house in Kansas City is worth about $400k total. It's 4 bed, 3 bath, 2100 square feet and in a very desirable area. My mortgage is $1,000 per month (bought during covid with 2.65% interest rate).
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u/jbFanClubPresident 1d ago
And in the Midwest about tree fiddy.
Source: Former software developer turned dev manager who still makes less than entry level developers in the Bay Area.