> How much do you have to earn in SV to rent a place for your own next to your office and still save 5 grand a month? :) If you want a nice 1BR apartment ($300

> How much do you have to earn in SV to rent a place for your own next to your office and still save 5 grand a month? :) If you want a nice 1BR apartment ($3000) + a very generous budget for monthly expenses ($3000), you need to earn $11000 after tax to save 5 grand a month - i.e $132k a year. A total compensation of $200k as a single person gets you that much after tax: https://smartasset.com/taxes/california-tax-calculator#BKf2kg10BQ https://smartasset.com/taxes/california-tax-calculator#BKf2k... Take a look at these sources to see what top companies are paying software engineers in SV (spoiler: it's more than 200k, and you can add ~60% of each dollar above that to your savings): https://www.levels.fyi/ https://www.levels.fyi/ https://www.paysa.com/salaries https://www.paysa.com/salaries