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I have a question, how are the salaries for web engineers with masters in NYC, and how much is the rent? (I understand that both these questions are hard to ans

by hucker 15y ago

I have a question, how are the salaries for web engineers with masters in NYC, and how much is the rent? (I understand that both these questions are hard to answer, but a rough guess?) I'm asking because I like the idea of working in NYC for a while, and would love to see some numbers to compare with the market back here in Norway.

rgejman 15y ago
Based on anecdotal evidence from my friends and my own renting experience: Salaries: between 60 and ~100k for 0-2 years out of college (those are my friend's age ranges). Rent: Highly dependent on where you live. Assuming you want to live decently in Manhattan, expect to pay anywhere from $1k (in Washington Heights) to $2k/mo (in, e.g. UWS) to unlimited for other areas for a 1-bedroom apartment (or equivalent). Obviously, this can be cheaper or more expensive depending on if you want roommates, location, quality of building and quality of apartment. Living expenses: Obviously depends on how you live. Take what you pay right now and add 30-40%.
- gsiener 15y ago
  As another data point, you can find some great deals with a 30ish minute commute in Brooklyn. Yes you can easily pay as much as UWS/Tribeca but there are more deals out here. Another pro tip: ride a bike and save $5/day on your commute!
  - venturebros 15y ago
    I have heard Brooklyn was cheap. I am looking around that area for the fall.
    - mbubb 15y ago
      Brooklyn is a great idea. Also "Long Island City" in Queens. Hoboken, Jersey City. If you live near the subway in those places you can have a 20 min ride to midtown/downtown NYC.
      - Johngibb 15y ago
        I lived in Hoboken for three years while working in NYC. First, I'd recommend living very close to the PATH station. The buses are very hit or miss, depend on traffic, and don't run frequently on weekends. Also, if you're out in NYC on a weekend and want a cab home to somewhere like brooklyn, it'll only cost you like 15 bucks. However, if you want one to Hoboken, it'll cost you around 50-60... Really a pain when the PATH only comes every half hour after midnight.
      - gyardley 15y ago
        Hoboken's where I live and I love it. Rent about 50% of what it'd be in the West Village, just across the river. PATH train makes for a quick commute and runs 24 hours. City is walkable, Fresh Direct delivers, Grimaldi's and Maxwell's are here... As long as you can walk to the PATH, the loser factor on weekends (Jersey's finest comes to party) is the only real downside.
    - aplusbi 15y ago
      There are areas of Brooklyn that rival Manhattan prices, but generally speaking the further away from Manhattan you go the cheaper the rent gets.
  - saalweachter 15y ago
    If you want the ultimate in NYC luxury, find an apartment within walking distance of your job ... you can pretend that the $100 / month you save on a Metrocard makes up for the rent increase. A 5-10 minute walk-to-work commute is probably the single greatest quality of life improvement money can buy.
- hucker 15y ago
  Thank you for a swift reply! Salaries are a bit lower than starting salary in Norway if 60-100k is the norm, but 1k a month for rent is cheaper than I thought! I don't know if Washington Heights is a dodgy place to live, but that is great news. I (still a student) pay nearly 1k for my share of an apartment which I share with a roommate quite a way from campus here in Trondheim, Norway, and that seems to be about the norm for students here by my observations. I know NYC is expensive, but if you can out-Norway Norway on living expenses I'd be impressed [1]. One last question though, how hard is it to get the appropriate visas etc for work if you are a Norwegian citizen and speak fluent English? [1] http://images.businessweek.com/ss/10/06/0622_most_expensive_cities/1.htm http://images.businessweek.com/ss/10/06/0622_most_expensive_...
  - klbarry 15y ago
    One k a month is at best a studio, by the way, in Manhattan. And that would be way uptown.
    - Johngibb 15y ago
      Anywhere in midtown, village, it's going to be at least 1600 for a studio for the most part. Just spent a month looking for a place in greenwich village. And it's hard to find a place without using a broker, who's going to take 15% of the annual rent (almost 2 months of rent) as a broker fee.
      - gnosis 15y ago
        "it's hard to find a place without using a broker, who's going to take 15% of the annual rent (almost 2 months of rent) as a broker fee." What about apartment hunting on sites like Craigslist?
        Johngibb 15y ago
        You'll find that 95% of the ads are fake just to get you to call the broker listed, or are mislabeled as "no fee". But if you get lucky, you can find something. Padmapper.com (no connection to me) puts a nice googlemaps interface onto craigslist as well. Edit to add: When you get into the higher price ranges, and start looking in doorman / elevator buildings, it gets a little easier since you can deal with the management company directly. but that's like ~2200 and up or so probably.

by hucker 15y ago

rgejman 15y ago

Based on anecdotal evidence from my friends and my own renting experience: Salaries: between 60 and ~100k for 0-2 years out of college (those are my friend's age ranges). Rent: Highly dependent on where you live. Assuming you want to live decently in Manhattan, expect to pay anywhere from $1k (in Washington Heights) to $2k/mo (in, e.g. UWS) to unlimited for other areas for a 1-bedroom apartment (or equivalent). Obviously, this can be cheaper or more expensive depending on if you want roommates, location, quality of building and quality of apartment. Living expenses: Obviously depends on how you live. Take what you pay right now and add 30-40%.

gsiener 15y ago
As another data point, you can find some great deals with a 30ish minute commute in Brooklyn. Yes you can easily pay as much as UWS/Tribeca but there are more deals out here. Another pro tip: ride a bike and save $5/day on your commute!
- venturebros 15y ago
  I have heard Brooklyn was cheap. I am looking around that area for the fall.
  - mbubb 15y ago
    Brooklyn is a great idea. Also "Long Island City" in Queens. Hoboken, Jersey City. If you live near the subway in those places you can have a 20 min ride to midtown/downtown NYC.
    - Johngibb 15y ago
      I lived in Hoboken for three years while working in NYC. First, I'd recommend living very close to the PATH station. The buses are very hit or miss, depend on traffic, and don't run frequently on weekends. Also, if you're out in NYC on a weekend and want a cab home to somewhere like brooklyn, it'll only cost you like 15 bucks. However, if you want one to Hoboken, it'll cost you around 50-60... Really a pain when the PATH only comes every half hour after midnight.
    - gyardley 15y ago
      Hoboken's where I live and I love it. Rent about 50% of what it'd be in the West Village, just across the river. PATH train makes for a quick commute and runs 24 hours. City is walkable, Fresh Direct delivers, Grimaldi's and Maxwell's are here... As long as you can walk to the PATH, the loser factor on weekends (Jersey's finest comes to party) is the only real downside.
  - aplusbi 15y ago
    There are areas of Brooklyn that rival Manhattan prices, but generally speaking the further away from Manhattan you go the cheaper the rent gets.
- saalweachter 15y ago
  If you want the ultimate in NYC luxury, find an apartment within walking distance of your job ... you can pretend that the $100 / month you save on a Metrocard makes up for the rent increase. A 5-10 minute walk-to-work commute is probably the single greatest quality of life improvement money can buy.
hucker 15y ago
Thank you for a swift reply! Salaries are a bit lower than starting salary in Norway if 60-100k is the norm, but 1k a month for rent is cheaper than I thought! I don't know if Washington Heights is a dodgy place to live, but that is great news. I (still a student) pay nearly 1k for my share of an apartment which I share with a roommate quite a way from campus here in Trondheim, Norway, and that seems to be about the norm for students here by my observations. I know NYC is expensive, but if you can out-Norway Norway on living expenses I'd be impressed [1]. One last question though, how hard is it to get the appropriate visas etc for work if you are a Norwegian citizen and speak fluent English? [1] http://images.businessweek.com/ss/10/06/0622_most_expensive_cities/1.htm http://images.businessweek.com/ss/10/06/0622_most_expensive_...
- klbarry 15y ago
  One k a month is at best a studio, by the way, in Manhattan. And that would be way uptown.
  - Johngibb 15y ago
    Anywhere in midtown, village, it's going to be at least 1600 for a studio for the most part. Just spent a month looking for a place in greenwich village. And it's hard to find a place without using a broker, who's going to take 15% of the annual rent (almost 2 months of rent) as a broker fee.
    - gnosis 15y ago
      "it's hard to find a place without using a broker, who's going to take 15% of the annual rent (almost 2 months of rent) as a broker fee." What about apartment hunting on sites like Craigslist?
      - Johngibb 15y ago
        You'll find that 95% of the ads are fake just to get you to call the broker listed, or are mislabeled as "no fee". But if you get lucky, you can find something. Padmapper.com (no connection to me) puts a nice googlemaps interface onto craigslist as well. Edit to add: When you get into the higher price ranges, and start looking in doorman / elevator buildings, it gets a little easier since you can deal with the management company directly. but that's like ~2200 and up or so probably.