what realistic entry level salary would you be happy about if living in NYC right after college? For me it’s 90k

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$110k+ living in Manhattan. 95k in the burrows

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I thought 65k was pretty good when I was an auditor lol

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tbh really depends on if you have debt/ how much you want to save each month. I make ~85 and i definitely don’t aggressively save, but i can pay for everything I need too and put 10% onto the ol’401k

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What’s Your rent and how’d you find it that low?

Despite what you see in this app, that’s really really good for entry level

That’s like, double what half of America makes at their prime earning power

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I’m not saying it’s easy but I know people that make it work on 60k. You sacrifice on savings but you get to live in NYC

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