[Mr. Jeeves]

None of the salaries discussed in the article will allow one to achieve a middle class lifestyle in the San Francisco Bay Area.

More to the point, knowing how much financial professionals get paid around here, I would say that EE's are drastically underpaid, given the amount of education and effort needed to prepare for the profession.

[ItisaReligionofPeace]

Why do you think their is an exodus from Kalifornia?

[oceanview]

that why people need to steer their college bound children into other areas. a technician/mechanic at a high end car dealership like mercedes makes $85K. and they don't need a masters degree, and all that debt from a college education.

[cruiserman]

None of the salaries discussed in the article will allow one to achieve a middle class lifestyle in the San Francisco Bay Area.

With the cost of housing in San Jose, the EE salary is way too low. A co-worker moved from the Pittsburgh area to SJ and retained the same salary. A significant increase in cost of living followed :).