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Depends on your lifestyle but for the bulk of Americans $120k is extremely cushy, at nearly 4x the median salary of $35k
by xref 5y ago
Depends on your lifestyle but for the bulk of Americans $120k is extremely cushy, at nearly 4x the median salary of $35k
- bradlys 5y agoIn Seattle though - it is not a cushy amount. If you’re wanting to buy a home without a huge commute - you need to make more than that.
- xref 5y agoSimilarly if you’re looking to buy in the southern tip of Manhattan, Star Island Miami, or Brentwood.
- dragonwriter 5y ago> Depends on your lifestyle but for the bulk of Americans $120k is extremely cushy, at nearly 4x the median salary of $35k True, though it is closer to 3×
- xref 5y agolol, ok I'm not quite sure how discussing fractions of an integer would change the conversation in this case since we're already trying to compare one person's $120k to a statistical median of ~$35k. If you're actually interested in the numbers on different groups they're here [0]. For ex $120k is ~5.77x the median for a woman without a college degree. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_income_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_income_in_the_United_...
- dragonwriter 5y ago> I'm not quite sure how discussing fractions of an integer would change the conversation in this case It doesn't, really, hence the “True” part of “True, though...”
- HideousKojima 5y agoIt apso puts you in the ~75th percentile for household income in the US, if your spouse also works you're doing far better than the vast majority of Americans.