How many of you actually feel like you’re making a comfortable salary? A $160k salary in San Francisco in 2026 makes you feel like you’re barely scraping by now. After Uncle Sam takes his cut, and I fork over $3,800 a month for a decent apartment that doesn't have regular car break-ins outside, my savings rate is pathetic. Companies act like $160k is a king's ransom, but the local economy has completely swallowed the value of that number.

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I don't know how anyone lives in SF.

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I can't buy everything but I live a comfortable life at $115K in Florida.

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Please don’t try to convince more people to move to Florida. Keep Florida Florida. We don’t want Florida to become the new California or New York…

Unemployed. Be thankful.

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You will get out of there brother! Take heart

I moved to Houston but my job is remote. Loving it here.

I think I was happier when I was getting paid less. With more money comes higher expectations.

I think the solution is to relocate to a lower cost of living area. A lot of people tend to argue they can't just pick up and move because of friends, family or other reasons but most justifications to not move tend to be quite weak. We unfortunately need to make sacrifices to get ahead in life. I've moved over 13 times in my 41 years on this earth across 9 different states. I'm extremely comfortable at $175k in the Charlotte, NC area currently.

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