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No way. Programmers are on the wrong side of the suit/geek divide, which is something like the blood-brain barrier.
by ChristianMarks 13y ago
No way. Programmers are on the wrong side of the suit/geek divide, which is something like the blood-brain barrier.
- nilkn 13y agoBummer. I suppose what I should really be asking, though, is this: do programmers on Wall Street make enough to live comfortably in the city while still hitting normal savings goals, like retirement? For Manhattan, I'm thinking this would be a total comp. of $200k or above.
- ChristianMarks 13y agoOne can live comfortably in the city on ~ 95K. Perhaps one would have to make $200K on Wall Street, if only because turnover tends to be high.
- kchoudhu 13y agoIf you avoid the Wall Street lifestyle, you can make do quite beautifully on about $150K a year, which is what my wife and I do. It's a good way to save for other life aims, for sure.
- nilkn 13y agoI probably over-estimated what I'd need. I was just basing the number on what I make currently and the difference in COL. It wouldn't be possible for me to maintain my current savings goals on $95k in Manhattan.