Looks like median income in Silicon Valley is $126k [1] and median household income in Manhattan is $93k. I wouldn’t call $109k “pretty poor” in either local.

Looks like median income in Silicon Valley is $126k [1] and median household income in Manhattan is $93k. I wouldn’t call $109k “pretty poor” in either local. [1] https://siliconvalleyindicators.org/data/economy/income/personal-income/per-capita-income/ https://siliconvalleyindicators.org/data/economy/income/pers... [2] https://www.city-data.com/income/income-Manhattan-New-York.html https://www.city-data.com/income/income-Manhattan-New-York.h...