SALARY COMPARISONS (was RE: [CQ-Contest] Proposed QST changes, Hit 'em where it Hurts $$$)

[Bob Wanderer]

Yes, but what can you buy for that money?
IOW, how does housing compare? how does the cost of a suit
compare? etc.

I ran those comparisons for different parts of the country
I've lived in for more than a couple of years (e.g. Wayne,
NJ; Philly; Denver; Seattle; Carson City, Nev) and found
them sadly lacking in the *real* issues.  Some of these
sites did try to create a cost-of-living "basket" where
these issues were factored in, but they still leave a lot to
be desired.

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Raub
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Subject: RE: [CQ-Contest] Proposed QST changes, Hit 'em
where it Hurts
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I ran a salary comparison between Lee's Summit, Missouri
(rapidly developing
suburb of Kansas City, MO), and Newington, CT.  A $25,000
salary in  Lee's
Summit, MO compares to a $31,928 salary in Newington, CT...a
relative
percent difference of 24%. That's a significant cost
difference in my
opinion.

I used this website for the comparison.
http://homestore.com/Moving/default.asp

73

Eric
NM0X
> >
> > > I wonder if the ARRL has ever considered moving its
> > > operations from Connecticut, the most expensive place
> > > to live in the US to somewhere else?  A site with a
lower
> > > cost of living would make the salaries much more
> > > competitive. The initial cost of the move would be
> > > high, but I'd bet some well-to-do ham in the midwest
> > > has a building that is in need of occupancy.
> > >
> > > A thought.
> > >
> > > 73, Scott N9AG
> > >
> > > As one who has been doing business with a company in
Hartford for many
> years
> > > and been visiting regularly , I think it is fair to
say that
> this is not
> an
> > > expensive area. With all the insurance companies gone
and what is left
> of
> > > manufacturing, it cannot possibly be a high salary
area.  Housing did
> not
> > > sound too bad either.
> > >
> > > 73
> > >
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