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The median household income in DC is 75k. So you are making 130-160k you are way above the median. Everyone doesn't make 300k. Its like HN exists in its own uni
by throwaway_45 9y ago
The median household income in DC is 75k. So you are making 130-160k you are way above the median. Everyone doesn't make 300k. Its like HN exists in its own universe.
- toomuchtodo 9y agoRegardless of whether you're making above the median and your skills have more value, that should not require you to suffer a pay cut to spend 1-2 years doing thankless work. Regardless of DC median wages, housing is very expensive to be reasonably close to where you'd be working onsite for 18F or USDS assignments.
- gowld 9y agoBeing a little less rich than possible is a relative loss, but it's not "suffering". Nor is it more "thankless' than being a cog at a tech company.
- s73v3r_ 9y agoThe median household income also includes many people doing unskilled labor. Attempting to compare skilled labor to unskilled labor like that only serves to drive down wages.
- gowld 9y agoNo one is saying you can't afford to live on $160K GS-15 pay. They are saying it's hard to walk away from $200K-$300+K pay of a webtech job.