It's not high for bay area software jobs; there are new grads who were paid more than that 10 years ago and I assume new grad wages have gone up since. Of course cost of living (particularly rent) and taxes are high there too, but if you don't blow it all on renting a higher-end place or luxuries you can still save a lot.

For context someone making less than $105k is classified as "low income" in San Francisco. https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/under-100k-low-income-s...

To put the reaction into context, the individual low income threshold in that area is 105k USD [0].

[0] https://www.hcd.ca.gov/sites/default/files/docs/grants-and-f...

The way you worded it was confusing to read, I thought it was a complaint about "only 100k".

Thanks for clarifying your intent.

The IA is located in the Inner Richmond, which is a ~ medium income area of SF. Rent alone is ~ $4K, or ~ $60K of your income before taxes.