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Minimum wage != Prevailing wage in that occupation

• skyyler 2y ago
  >Currently, min wage in Redmond (King County) is $20.29/hr. I'd love to know if that is a livable wage in King County.
  • itake 2y ago
    My gripe with "living wage" is the term (to me) is too subjective. MIT's living wage [0] seems to include car ownership (despite King county having a decent public transit system and I know several people that don't have cars working in tech). My first place in a great part of town was $1,400/mo in a roomshare. The podments are as low as $750/mo, but MIT says you need at least $2k/mo. [0] - https://livingwage.mit.edu/counties/53033 https://livingwage.mit.edu/counties/53033
    • skyyler 2y ago
      >My gripe with "living wage" is the term (to me) is too subjective. Yes, what is considered "livable" varies wildly from person to person.
  • locusofself 2y ago
    I live in Redmond. A decent house is 1.2 million dollars here.