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The 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
by frankosaurus 7y ago
The article's definition of "good job" is cost-of-living adjusted:
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It has to pay more than the national median wage, $37,690 in 2017, adjusted for the cost of living in the area.
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- 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...