&gt; You realize that that sweet $140,000 Silicon Valley base salary at FaceGoogBox is worth less than that very middle class $80,000 in Atlanta, once you adjust for cost of living, right?<p>You&#x27;re ignoring equity here, which after a couple years will be more than your base salary anyway.<p>With a total comp of $300k+, a lot SV workers don&#x27;t mind paying $30k&#x2F;year more in rent to live in the Bay Area. As many others have noted, it really is beautiful here...