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Pricing for housing is definitely cheaper in Chicago but the pay sucks. It's not uncommon for lead-engineers to make < 6-figures. Tech is definitely not a priority in that city which may or may not be a bad thing.



Getting 6 figs is not hard in Chicago. Getting 200k is hard.




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