I'd say (based on personal experience) that it surely is a myth that
salaries are higher in the Northeast. Cost of living is another thing
altogether!
M
Mary C Beaudry
Associate Professor
Department of Archaeology
Boston University
675 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA 02215 USA
tel. 617-353-3415
fax 617-353-6800
http://www.bu.edu/archaeology/faculty/beaudry/beaudry.html
Field School in the Outer Hebrides:
http://www.bu.edu/archaeology/faculty/beaudry/fs_heb.html