Cost of living his higher, but 120k is more than most people in the private sector make here. So in the overall job market is above average pay. And the pension...which most in the private sector do not get...
Climate predictions from 2000 turned out to be accurate
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/12/25/climate-change-northeast-warming-faster-united-states/2743119001/?