You gotta remember this is public sector, so the salaries are already about half what they are in the private sector to begin with. But we get a pension (whoopty do). Plus the Detroit Metro area isn't really the bustling tech hub that Seattle is. The starting salary on this job is about twice what I make per year and I'd consider myself middle middle class. Also probably helps that we don't have kids.
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I get it that it is public sector. I think the main difference is the cost of living between Seattle and Detroit. Here is an example of the Seattle government tech job: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/kingcounty/jobs/4958793/technical-analyst-systems-administrator-functional-analyst-iii
Career Service, Full Time, 40 hrs/week - $108,638.40 - $131,352.00 Annually
P.S. For private sector you can x2 to x3 these numbers in Seattle area...
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