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0 pointsholy_city6y ago0 comments

When I was interviewing for jobs in the Bay area I noticed entry level salaries (even at smaller shops) were in the range of 100-120k and rent was like 35-40% of your salary after taxes. Certainly higher than the recommended 30% but it's not that different from somewhere like LA or NYC, even Chicago and Miami aren't much cheaper.

Are my numbers just totally off?

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DevKoala6y ago

Remember to factor in taxes. You will only see 6k a month cash on 120k a year after maxing our your 401k. A tiny studio will go from 2.5 to 3.5k last I checked.

ng126y ago

$120,000 comes out to around $6k/mo. A mediocre studio in SF is pretty close to $3k.

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