I agree they should be paid more, but c'mon. I live in the Northeast and it's 1100 per month just for rent. Compare that to 200-300 per month out west. I seem to be able to get by on 20,000/year so I don't know what they're complaining about.

Where is this out west you speak of?

Colorado.

I also just checked out SF Bay area and the rent for most places is cheaper than here.

I dont think you get it. This is a career. People need homes, families, cars, retirement plans. This is not some job you take and dumb, this is a life time position. You need at least 50k to start your life.

What? No you don't. You don't need a house to start your life. You get a job and save money. Then you do stuff like buy a house, which, in the long run is actually cheaper than renting. Plus, I get by on 20k AND I'm paying off loans and live in a condo.

You get paid more later. When you start, you can't just make 50k per year all the time. Even 28k is more than I've ever made and I have a good savings and have been paying off everything and I get dunkins like everyday, go to baseball games, movies and, of course, gaming is expensive too yaknow.

I'm sorry but anyone complaining to me about finances who makes more than me should try a day in my shoes.

You must live in tokyo or something. The Bay has some of the most expensive rates for rent in the country. Or you were looking at Oakland's prices and thinking that that is the SF bay area. You can't rent anything for under $1,000 out here in LA and I don't even live in the expensive areas.

Colorado, Arizona, Nevada those places probably do have really cheap rent. except for like prime land in Vegas or other nicer cities But I'm sure there are just as many places out east that have cheap rent too. It's not the region that really determines the price but just the area or the city.

I live in Boston. The third highest rental market in the US. However, I believe that the rental market in SF is high just because of the amount people are willing to pay, which skews the average. Prices there look cheaper than here...at least on craigslist.

If you're in a college city, then that's very low end. Trust me, I'm in Colorado and I just went through this. Granted, my city has higher prices than elsewhere, but $300 a month would be in a really crappy area. Like, you wouldn't feel safe living there.

I'm talking from experience in college cities. I admit that we have a lot lower rent here than that, but it's not $300 low. I just spent a month looking for an apartment, and the ones I found close to that were in really bad areas. College cities are high end is what I meant. Specifically my city. So I'm not sure about the rest of Colorado.