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		lizardking on April 5, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The salary you need to live comfortably in 15 majo... 85k is a poverty wage in SF

bradleyjg on April 5, 2023 | [–]

That number is post tax. For a single person you’d be looking at a salary somewhere around $130k to hit that net income.

em500 on April 5, 2023 | [–]

7k take home per month for a single with no dependents is poverty wage in SF?

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