That is very true. I currently make significantly less than the industry median due to working at a small startup company; there was a promise of "oh you'll make lots of money when we start selling our product!" but I don't see that realistically happening for a couple more years and I can't keep living this way for that long. There are a few interesting positions I found with much better pay in northern CO but then there's still the issue, I just really don't want to live in Colorado any more for the other reasons I mentioned earlier.
