<story><title>Former Sequoia partners: The Midwest is the future of startups</title><url>http://venturebeat.com/2016/08/28/in-5-years-the-midwest-will-have-more-startups-than-silicon-valley/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>le-mark</author><text>I&amp;#x27;ve been in the Kansas City developer market since 2002, and I can report that salaries for senior developers (java and .net) are going through the roof here. 110k to 120k is becoming common. At a very non coastal cost of living.
It&amp;#x27;s a great time to be a developer in the midwest!</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>ryandrake</author><text>Opportunity risk. How many major software engineering companies are there in the area? If I lose my job in Silicon Valley, I&amp;#x27;m in for maybe a 1-3 month job search among hundreds of companies out here. If I lose my job in Nowheresville, USA (I know this because I have lived there), I&amp;#x27;m likely to be in for a 4+ month search and it&amp;#x27;s likely my next job will be out of the state.</text></comment>
<story><title>Former Sequoia partners: The Midwest is the future of startups</title><url>http://venturebeat.com/2016/08/28/in-5-years-the-midwest-will-have-more-startups-than-silicon-valley/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>le-mark</author><text>I&amp;#x27;ve been in the Kansas City developer market since 2002, and I can report that salaries for senior developers (java and .net) are going through the roof here. 110k to 120k is becoming common. At a very non coastal cost of living.
It&amp;#x27;s a great time to be a developer in the midwest!</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>jackcosgrove</author><text>Senior devs are cracking $150k in Chicago, and it&amp;#x27;s even higher if you work for a financial firm.</text></comment>