• @[email protected]
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    511 months ago

    I live in rural Pennsylvania but I work remotely for a San Francisco startup.

    I get paid less than my coworkers who live in big cities, but more than any of my friends who live in my area except one who’s also a programmer.

    • @fidodo
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      111 months ago

      That’s the best possible outcome. We’re super lucky in this industry because we have the best paying remote work opportunities out there. Before you couldn’t get an SF job in a LCOL area, and even with a COL adjustment, you are still making closer to an SF salary than a rural Penn salary.

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        111 months ago

        Exactly. I got extremely lucky on top of actively trying to game the system.