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Originally Posted by MolsonExport
Gotta say that the salary for Vancouver (and Toronto) is really shitty given the cost of living (housing) in these cities. We aren't gonna draw top talent with these salaries.
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This is generally true in almost all professional sectors. Americans get paid more, and Americans can usually buy more with less.
What's keeping a lot of us here are the usual things: family and familiarity [I say this even though Vancouver is really testing my patience and wallet].
Also - at least anecdotally - Canada is better in the long haul of your life if you want to have children and grow old.
Apart from healthcare, the American education system is a huge money sink - you either have to enroll your kids in expensive private school, or you pay for good public schools by moving to a city with higher housing costs/property taxes. And if your kids don't end up going to a good state college on a scholarship, be prepared to shell out thousands more for tuition.
But if you're a particularly ambitious and talented twenty-something, then you should make the move to the States.