I was in NC and made about $100K after 7 years.  I kept hearing people made $150K elsewhere so I took a gamble and moved.  After my first position making $130K I doubled my salary at another well known company to about $260K.<p>I know from recruiter spam that $260K seems to be on the high end, with only the top firms mentioned paying close to that.  I have friends that dwarf what I make, but they had good stock options at companies that made it to IPO.  Definitely don&#x27;t regret leaving NC.<p>I&#x27;d love to know what someone mildly famous like Mbstock, Rich Hickey, etc would make.  I am a nobody and have done what I consider well.