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The San Francisco median household income in 2012 was $74,922 (https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2013/cb13-r85.html https://www.census.gov/newsroom
by shalmanese 6y ago
The San Francisco median household income in 2012 was $74,922 (https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2013/cb13-r85.html https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2013/cb13-r85...). If you were living "hand to mouth", you should give some serious consideration to just exactly how many others in San Francisco were living, often supporting many more family members than you were.
- meowfly 6y agoI moved from a much smaller city to Seattle for a job that paid more (even after a CoL adjustment) but ended up moving back because I felt poorer in Seattle than I did in my old city. A big part of it is that most of my acquaintances were paid significantly more than me. When they go out to eat dropping $40 on lunch and drinks was no big deal. I would imagine OPs issue could be similar. An engineer at a startup making ~75k in SF is likely hanging out with engineers who make double that.
- uberman 6y agoThat is a completely bogus statistic. Not only does the "San Francisco Metro Area" include Oakland it also excludes Palo Alto. I lived in SF and worked in tech and I know perfectly well what @maxpert speaks of. Some of the best years of my life, But the only way I could afford to live there was to live in a 1 bedroom apartment with two roommates.