One of the comments to the article makes the very valid point no control for sex is done, and Math&#x2F;CompSci&#x2F;Engineering degrees are much more male dominated.<p>Could this also be expanded to location?  Salaries in high cost locations tend to be higher. Salaries, over 1 or 20 years, are not the same thing as take-home net of living and property costs. Are Math&#x2F;CompSci&#x2F;Engineering employment paths located in higher cost locations?  I don&#x27;t know, but they could be.