re: Which SEC town offers the best quality of life?

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Very, very, very few that work at those corporations make six figures or even close to six figures.

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Hold up. "Very very very few"? That's not really true. Lots of folks working for all three companies make great money. Sure, there are tons of jobs in the $40-65k range. There are people doing entry-level data entry type stuff who make around $35k. I know a couple of them. They stare at computers all day, punching in numbers. It sucks, but these guys kind of suck at life.

The Walmart corporate trajectory for a lot of people around here is this: Start out at Walmart as a buyer's assistant, make $40-50k. Learn the system, then get hired by a company who sells to Walmart. That is the end game for people who go that route. Selling a single product in a single category to Walmart, in the U.S., Europe, Asia, etc is where people bank bigtime.

I know a couple here, the guy doesn't even have a college degree. He is about 33, pulls in $200k plus per year, and gets bonuses in the $40-60k range every year. He manages one product. He went that route. No connections, nothing. Just a charismatic good looking guy who ate crap for a few years.

That is where the big bucks are around here; working vendor-side and servicing the giant.

If you have a law degree and can get into the real estate side of Walmart, there is fantastic money to be made there. I have a friend who plans to retire at 42 who is doing that right now.