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Yea they lowballed you. You should expect $80,000/yr at the absolute minimum if you're any sort of software developer.
Just bought a house here 7-8 months ago from Seattle with my fiancé.
I have a work from home job so I was able to keep the same position even moving down here.
I was worried about the heat moving here, but the summer wasn't too bad. It was surprisingly similar to Washington summer (when it's sunny), it's just way way WAY more consistently sunny here (it's seriously only rained 2-3 times in the last 8 months). Definitely happy to have it cool down now, my August electric bill was crazy with how much AC we were using.
But I don't live in Downtown San Diego (and I don't commute) so that saves me a bit and makes it easier to get by.
I have a work from home job so I was able to keep the same position even moving down here.
I was worried about the heat moving here, but the summer wasn't too bad. It was surprisingly similar to Washington summer (when it's sunny), it's just way way WAY more consistently sunny here (it's seriously only rained 2-3 times in the last 8 months). Definitely happy to have it cool down now, my August electric bill was crazy with how much AC we were using.
Depends on experience and type of position I suppose. As a tech writer I started at around just below 50K and I've the last 6 years I'm at a little over 70k now (I think, I'm hourly and I haven't calculated year salary in a while). But tech writers are typically on the lower end of tech salaries.
But I don't live in Downtown San Diego (and I don't commute) so that saves me a bit and makes it easier to get by.
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I only go to SD for CC, sorry to be one of those in the horde!
I like how pretty SD is compared to parts of LA, but it still feels like a real city unique to itself.
Even in the bay area, rain happens only three months out of the year.
I like how pretty SD is compared to parts of LA, but it still feels like a real city unique to itself.
It depends on the area though. SD isn't a huge tech bubble, so I could definitely see that as being a number that they believe is "good" but not really great for most devs. This could also be for a junior dev position, which would come at a lower pay grade. Still, with some negotiation that number could go up.
Welcome to SoCal, what is rain?
Even in the bay area, rain happens only three months out of the year.
Yea, it could be at a defense contractor or for a new grad role.
But if he/she has several years experience, you could say "With my experience in x,y,z, I was hoping for $75,000-$80,000" or something along those lines.
Lived there for two years and just moved recently. It's a great city, and has a completely different vibe than other parts of SoCal.
Drivers in SD are next level aggressive though. At least in LA you have aggressive drivers with the driving skill to somewhat back it up. SD drivers, in my experience, are considerably more wreckless.
Drivers in SD are next level aggressive though. At least in LA you have aggressive drivers with the driving skill to somewhat back it up. SD drivers, in my experience, are considerably more wreckless.
Okay, I looked at the LinkedIn salary thing, which is of course going to have a wide range because of the respondent's experience. It's also not unusual to get 80% below an "average" number if you're new or the position is intended for someone with less experience. But in this case, $71.7k would be about that.
https://www.linkedin.com/salary/
Software Engineer in Greater San Diego Area
Base salary
$89,600 /yr
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The market is softening. I get emails daily where sellers are decreasing their asking prices.
Finally. Thanks for making this OP.
Lived in SD all my life. Absolutely love it and feel really lucky to live here. Always proud to say where im from. Though cost of living is getting a bit high.. wife and I may move once we have kids and they start school.
I know lots of cool foodie spots if anyone wants suggestions.
What's up with that Mario kart pub crawl??
Lived in SD all my life. Absolutely love it and feel really lucky to live here. Always proud to say where im from. Though cost of living is getting a bit high.. wife and I may move once we have kids and they start school.
I know lots of cool foodie spots if anyone wants suggestions.
What's up with that Mario kart pub crawl??
Nice to see so many others here! I moved here from the Midwest a little over a year ago with my wife and 3 kids for a new job. Had spent a few years in the Bay Area for some of my training, but the weather, pace of life and people in SD is infinitely better for me. Hoping to make it our permanent home, but need the housing market to soften up a little more before we can jump in.
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There's everything down here. If you're looking for things to do ask
I want suggestions! Born and raised in SD but there are so many places to eat.
One of my favorites since childhood: Lido's Italian Foods in Lemon Grove—family owned hole-in-the-wall.
Living in SD for 18 months, first Santee then Carlsbad. Miss my NYC friends but you can't beat this weather!
SD is a gorgeous city. I used to go every year to SDCC. But unfortunately their politics and unhealthy attachment to the Chargers kept the city from futureproofing the infrastructure needs that large conventions like SDCC needed in the waterfront/Gaslamp area.
Due to this, everything's absurdly expensive to the point where it's cheaper for me to go to Japan over SDCC. Ah well I'll miss San Diego but I'm just completely priced out of returning on a regular basis.
Due to this, everything's absurdly expensive to the point where it's cheaper for me to go to Japan over SDCC. Ah well I'll miss San Diego but I'm just completely priced out of returning on a regular basis.
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Yooo live like 5 mins away from lidos! We get pizza and beer there all the time. It was great when we'd play Pokémon go cus the front door is a stop.
This is the #1 city on my list to retire at, but I just don't have my job out there. That might change in ten years when I have a different profession or something similar.
I might visit next year after I do a ton of vacay time in the Caribbeans.
I might visit next year after I do a ton of vacay time in the Caribbeans.
The zoo is pretty dope. Most of what I did is what 22-25 year old people would be into - which was all alcohol related - so I don't know if anything else would help you.
It will pretty much only affect the area around downtown. Almost all of the county is uphill from the ocean and would still be around after a 60 foot sea level rise, which is the most extreme map I can find.
Downtown is pretty fucked, though. Not as bad as Miami, but pretty bad
Lifelong SD resident and currently living in North Park. I love the city but I wish it was a more bicycle friendly city.
Same.
I used to bike from Santee to Mission Beach. I have no clue what the fuck I was thinking.
Nah, Mission Gorge/Friars. Biking up a freeway seemed like an extra layer of insanity that I had zero interest in trying. Apparently there's some bike trail you can get at from the Qualcomm parking lot that I didn't know about which would have helped some.
Don't live there myself but I have a ton of family out there so I've visited a bunch. Love the place. Food recommendations would be awesome!
I don't live in San Diego, but my sister in law does, we visit once or twice a year. I couldn't imagine living off of 65k a year, even single with no kids. Housing and gas prices alone are ridiculous
That said it's always nice to go visit there and the food is good. Though our sister in law and her husband were raving about this Mexican restaurant in LA Jolla, so we went and it was pretty average tex mex fair compared to what we get here in Houston. My wife and I had a good laugh about that.
How do you live in San Diego and not know about the Law Of Inverse Visual Appeal?
(aka, the uglier the Mexican restaurant, better the food)
