$100k salary, packing up from Albany
changea dispatch from
san jose
CA
37.34°N
121.89°W
San Jose is Silicon Valley's anchor city, much bigger than San Francisco by population, and culturally underrated because everyone drives through it on the way somewhere else. The Vietnamese food scene (especially in Little Saigon) is one of the best in the country. The weather is impossibly mild, the Santa Cruz Mountains rise to the west, and the tech money funds a genuinely excellent restaurant scene.
the verdict
more each month than Albany ran you
A real premium for San Jose. Worth it only if the city itself is the whole point.
a quick ledger.
$3,470/mo
111% more expensive than Albany(vs $1,643/mo)
9.3%
$287/mo more in state tax than Albany
vs 5.85% in Albany
$4,088/mo
$2,115 less than Albany
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1796k
397% more expensive than Albany
vs $361k in Albany
1.9M
vs 905k in Albany
field notes, weather & such.
283
pleasant days a year, in san jose.
Albany only manages 147 of those.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 2.4× more on the calendar than Albany.
70/100
3% lower than Albany
vs 72/100 in Albany
Closest outdoor draw: Pinnacles National Park, 69.2 mi.
95/100
4% higher than Albany
vs 91/100 in Albany
29
53% more than Albany
vs 19 nonstops in Albany
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