Originally Posted By: Hankster
The Machinist Mean Annual Salary in Everett is $53,500 (25.72 hr).

In South Carolina it's $45,500 (21.87 hr)

Not a huge difference for a place that has a lower cost of living than WA.


So you don't refute my statement that this 'move' has only to do with political appeasement, since it doesn't significantly affect the bottom line?