The 2nd wage earner gets hit with the marginal tax rate. So you have to factor in roughly a 30% ish reduction of that 2nd salary, not to mention transportation

The 2nd wage earner gets hit with the marginal tax rate. So you have to factor in roughly a 30% ish reduction of that 2nd salary, not to mention transportation and other expenses. And tech workers don’t always marry high salary tech workers.