Yeah, I work in technology field and the jobs pay low for cost of living. I see plenty of tech jobs but due to sky high gas prices and rent/real estate may explain why people can earn same salary in Texas or Florida and make their dollars go a lot farther. I wonder why employers are so cheap in San Diego?

Dont they realize it costs a small fortune to make ends meet in this city?

As for Qualcomm, they suck. I had an interview and they are the lowest paying company in San Diego. They hire a lot of folks from India on H-1B visas and pay them 50-60k for an engineering job that most employers would gladly pay an engineer 100k in most places. Thats why Qualcomm cannot find people to move here to San Diego. 50k does not go far enough in America’s so called finest city. Heck even San Francisco pays better than San Diego for same cost of living.