Creatives from LA/NY/SF, how well have you done at retaining (or increasing) your salary level when moving to cheaper cities like Portland/Austin/Dallas/KC?

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I think that's the whole appeal of smaller markets, competitive salary in a cheaper city.

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Got a small raise and a relo bonus when I moved from NYC to MPLS.

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I'm hoping I'll be able to add something (good) to this thread soon 🤞🤞🤞

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Re Boston - I just relocated to Boston and negotiated a Cost of Living increase. Housing is expensive AF.

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Boston housing is is insanely high.

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Got a raise when I moved from LA to ATL

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Got a promotion with a fairly standard raise moving to Austin.

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Got a raise when I moved from LA to Dallas

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Yeah don’t move to a smaller market and fall for the whole “cost of living” thing. Most good agencies will pay normal salaries.

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What about to Boston?

Took a bit under 10% salary cut moving from LA/OC to Portland. At the time PDX was lower cost of living but that’s quickly changing and salaries up here are slow to keep pace with that. Housings going up big time but still nowhere close to southern CA.

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