What is considered a "good salary" in the DMV?
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Anonymous
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What salary is a good salary in this area?
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Anonymous
| Good for what? |
Anonymous
| Median icome for the area + $30K |
Anonymous
| 1.25 |
Anonymous
| To break out of Middle Class? 500K |
Anonymous
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Montgomery County
https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/montgomerycountymaryland Median Household Income $108,820 (in 2019 dollars) |
Anonymous
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This is going to vary dramatically based on the circles people run in. I bet if you polled the greater DC area, the average quoted amount for a good salary is going to be about $75-100k.
But there will be people who primarily run in younger, working class, non-college educated circles who will say $50k. There will be people right here on DCUM who will say $250k+. Good is relative. |
Anonymous
HHI does not equal salary. Many/most households are dual income. |
Anonymous
| This area or DCUM? I think DCUM numbers are x3-4 times higher. Don't know if people are making up numbers though |
Anonymous
| $200k plus with two earners. $350k with one earner is decent. Solidly middle class. |
Anonymous
| Have a very, very good life at $400k. But that’s two earners, good tax deductions, home ownership, kids in public school. For a single person with fewer expenses, I think anything over $75k is very nice. |
Anonymous
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At less than HHI of 300K you are working poor. I would say, above 2 MM HHI for decent.
At less than 100k, you are probably living under the overpass on Virginia Ave. |
Anonymous
You are a crazy person. $350-$400k is not "solidly middle class" its like top 3%. You live in a fantasy world. |
Anonymous
Troll. |
Anonymous
And DCUM will laugh at all these salaries. |