I agree, it probably is time to retire the phrase "six figure salary" as a shorthand for "high pay". In San Francisco, the median housing price is well over a

I agree, it probably is time to retire the phrase "six figure salary" as a shorthand for "high pay". In San Francisco, the median housing price is well over a mil now, and daycare costs tend to run about $25,000 per kid. The median salary for a dental hygienist in SF is, according to US News "Best Jobs" (in turn, based on BLS data) is safely in the "six figures" at $112,970 (http://money.usnews.com/careers/best-jobs/dental-hygienist/salary http://money.usnews.com/careers/best-jobs/dental-hygienist/s...) I have no problem with good pay for dental hygienists, but this does provide a little context for what "six figure" really means in a brutally high cost region.