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and by CoL you're gonna get screwed in one of these "good jobs" in superstar cities
by notfromhere 7y ago
and by CoL you're gonna get screwed in one of these "good jobs" in superstar cities
- frankosaurus 7y agoThe article's definition of "good job" is cost-of-living adjusted: """ It has to pay more than the national median wage, $37,690 in 2017, adjusted for the cost of living in the area. """
- notfromhere 7y agoIt put a good job at San Jose as one making over 47k a year. You're not going to live comfortably in San Jose on 47k a year.
- deathanatos 7y agoI question their CoL adjustments. The median US rent is ~$1k/month[1], whereas in SJ it's ~$2.7k[2]. That's ~$20k more per year, twice what they adjusted for. ($37k → $47k, or $10k additional CoL expenses.) That's not accounting for any other CoL, such as higher gas prices and CA's higher state tax. [1]: https://www.deptofnumbers.com/rent/us https://www.deptofnumbers.com/rent/us [2]: https://www.rentcafe.com/average-rent-market-trends/us/ca/santa-clara-county/san-jose/ https://www.rentcafe.com/average-rent-market-trends/us/ca/sa...