Just FYI: the local Chipotle in Petaluma (CA) is offering a starting salary of $20/hr + tips (I just happened to notice this over the weekend), which works out to at least $40K/year, which is the bottom of the range for the Sr SWE QA. Good luck trying to hire at this range!
Yeah,it doesn't make sense that they offer salaries this low for onsite CA. My wife could consider working for this salary from Ohio though.