The cost of living in the bay area is the highest in the nation. I am sure that is one reason the wages are so high. Everything is unionized there, I was a RN in a union. All the hospitals are unionized. The unions serve their purpose when employed by large corporations. Your position and experience are recognized, which does not mean that you don't work hard. On the contrary, you will find union workers often put in more than 50 hrs a week. Long hard hours in a very, very expensive region. I do not find the salary mentioned high at all for the Bay area.
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