This is a hypothetical....some basic ground rules:
The compensation is from "a job" -- defined extremely broadly to fit whatever you actually think is a job that you would do, but for whatever reason it requires you to physically reside in California.
So you will be:
moving to California
specifically for a job
and some amount of your time in California will be spent working that job
Think about this situation for a while, compare to your existing situation in life, and choose the MINIMUM compensation that would convince you to move to California to accept the job.
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@SaviorofPlant Do I have a problem if my answer for Nebraska is very obviously going to be lower than my answer for California?
@bens Don't worry -- if you would not do it for $100k and would do it for $200k, you just pick the higher one.
@Jack1 You're the one coming up with the scenario beyond that, not me! Dream up whatever seems reasonable.