What COL does your company categorize Boston as? Just found out mine considers us as MCOL…..

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There is nothing MCOL about Boston. That’s a wildly outdated assumption, pls update the model to reflect current actuals thx

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Do you work at a boomer firm

That’s wild. Boston def is not MCOL 😂

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Miami is positioning itself as a US crypto hub, which is attracting lots of new residents.

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I love Boston but it is the worst deal in the US

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It really is. Boston is only slightly more affordable than NYC and pretty much on par with SF/Seattle/etc, but salaries in NYC/SF/Seattle/etc are much higher than in Boston. Sigh.

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As someone who moved from Boston to New York…Yes, Boston is definitely MCOL. The Boston suburbs ~20min away dont nearly match up with anything ~20 min away from Manhattan in terms of $$ on rent. 1BR in Boston is monster sized compared to 1BR in NYC, and it is still more expensive in NYC. The food on an average in NYC is 15-20% more than Boston, so is everything else. My firm also categorizes Boston as a tier 2 city (They dont call it HCOL or MCOL for a reason)

Employers categorize these cities not based on your and my cost of living, but by the ease/difficulty of filling open positions in that city. Boston has fantastic schools, a volume of talent available, and roles are fewer than NY. Employers factor that in.

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Yes. As new staff years ago we learned the new hires in Miami made more than us….we were obviously confused….

Thats rough

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Not like we get COL adjustment anyways

I live in Southern NH but my company considers it as part of the Boston HCOL band… more or less the opposite of your issue

I mean, housing here is also fucking wild, but our tax burden is generally lower and you’re less relegated to a small set of housing options up here

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Not my company, but my friend’s categorizes cities in the following tier:

Tier 1: NYC, SF Bay, Boston, LA, DC, Seattle

Tier 2: SD, Chicago, Philadelphia, Miami, Portland OR, Atlanta

Tier 3: Charlotte, Raleigh, Nashville

There are more cities, but the above is just what I remember.

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Accenture does too 🤦🏽‍♂️

Hcol - we also have a vhcol that is the Bay Area and nyc

My company only adjusts salaries up for Bay Area. Everywhere else, including Lowell, is set for “national average” or whatever

Tier below nyc and sf.

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