What's your rent to salary ratio? Please include city 😂😂. Cannot stop wondering after reading the SF post.

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Chicago. 13% pretax. Too lazy to figure out post.

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Chicago, 14% pretax

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18% post tax and deductions, 12.6% pretax and deductions. Boston.

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Boston, 28% post tax

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Chicago 25% of total take home.

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Chicago, 34% pre tax for mortgage/HOA/insurance/utilities (comparable/slightly cheaper than equivalent rent) but I rent out one of the two rooms so roughly 18% pre tax

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NJ (Hoboken - Basically NYC), 34% post tax

Don't have to pay for parking though which is a huge win in this area. Still, fuck my life.

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Chicago is the goat salary to expense ratio

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30% pretax NYC

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K2- grove st

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13% pre-tax Philly

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Philly, 11.9% pre tax. 1100 sqft 2br townhouse in the city (pay the entire rent)

Sadly, school loans are another 22% 😐

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SF, 38% pretax, too lazy to look up what post tax/deductions/etc is

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Hey D7! Irvine Represent!

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16% Chicago, Lincoln Park

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NYC - 50% post tax

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Ey 3 - Logan/wicker park

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Southie (Bos)

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1560:68900, Austin. And underpaid for answering questions directly.

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13% Minneapolis!

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