Is 55 - 60k a livable salary to live in NYC. This is for a junior art director position with their location in So ho. I know that salary wouldn’t work in Manhattan, unless I’m wrong, so I’m guessing I would have to live in a different borough?

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It’s not ideal but doable — I’ve done it, but you’ll likely want to live somewhere more affordable like Brooklyn with roommates unless you have cash coming from elsewhere.

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For reference, the minimum OT exempt salary in NYC is $58,500. If they hire you at less than that they are supposed to pay you overtime past 40 hours in a week.

Live in Brooklyn with roommates and you’ll be fine.

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Yeah, just get some roommates and cook at home as much as you can. You ought to get at least a 10k bump within a year. Steal company snacks.

Covid is still big in nyc so no snacks or office for now

It’s livable (I lived on it 2 years ago). But I had 3 roommates in brooklyn and a long commute. You won’t be living glamorously, and won’t have a solid savings account. But I paid down credit card debt and paid my student loan payments without an issue so it’s all possible.

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