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But only if you're willing to take the "Jr." title and earn a measly $50k a year. Or in some cases less.

Which is the general problem with the midwest tech scene.

"Woe are we, we can't attract talent". Well, when Google's annual bonus is larger than your entire compensation offer... yeah, no shit.

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While your under 30 take the money if you can get it. After that when "your not a cultural fit for the company" anymore. They're plenty of jobs in the midwest. And you can buy 4 bedroom house 250-350k and be at work in 30 minutes.

Or get to management level

Senior Full Stack Developer - Rails - Angular - Django Stafford Technology - Cleveland, OH $100,000 - $125,000 a year

While there are certainly jobs in Ohio paying more than $100k/year they tend to be clustered among only half a dozen companies. That leaves very little mobility for people. This also doesn't address the fact that salary is only a portion of total compensation.

Anecdata, but I'm at a startup and making $100k+ in Indianapolis.

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