Originally Posted by
BoilerUP
$150k takes you a HELL of a lot further in flyover country (even midwest metros) than it does on either coast. Even in fairly large cities like Columbus, Chicago, Indy, Nashville, St. Louis, KC, Dallas, Denver, etc. an income of $150k will have you in a nice home in a good neighborhood with very good public schools driving nice cars, with plenty of $$$ left over. That is, unless you act like a typical pilot with your money...
That said, there are a HELL of a lot more flying jobs on either coast than in flyover country even midwest metros).
Everything is a tradeoff...
I just looked at a job in one of those cities....and know the area a bit. They only places I would live have the same exact housing prices as suburban NY, and higher taxes and far less jobs...now add in the culture vacuum, etc..No Thanks. They can't fill the position (with what they want) at 200K salary and a generous moving package. Reason? location. They can't get anyone to move.
One can certainly live on 150K, but you aren't living great by any means. Then again, we're pilots?
I'm all for living where you want, as that's the most important thing, but its hard to move away from the jobs, any yes...there seems to be more on the coasts...I'd rather be on 200 acres in the mountains, just don't see it happening....yet.
