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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Has anyone done a national job search lately?  What were your offers, in what field, and how did they relate to COL?

I ask because a friend in Ohio just did.  She's well known in her field, earned $175K in her last job and expected there to be a bigger difference between coastal and inland offers, but the spread was less than $30K.  She turned down the DC offer because the COL/QOL was just not there.  [/quote]

That's true, but if you were doing it the other way around.  Going from your job here in DC to somewhere in the midwest, your paycut would likely be more than that $30K.[/quote]You know who has a great gig? Those folks who started  out at their jobs in DC and then were able to move to cheaper parts of the country, telecommute, and keep their DC salary! I'd hate telecommuting 100% of the time but I have to think that the money is sweet![/quote]

YES - I have a friend who did this.  She works for the government and her agency ran out of space and encouraged people to do this![/quote]

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