If you have kids, 62,000k would be tough, but outside of that you definitely don't need to spend anywhere near that on rent unless you have to live downtown lol.

It really depends on where you live. The Seattle I-5 corridor has a much higher cost of living, so what would make for a good salary in Forks wont get you far in Shoreline. I recommend looking at housing prices as a good peg, that is the most significant difference. You can also check median (not average) income in an area.

It’s half my money right now and I make 100k dude lol

Maybe half of you want to save nothing for retirement

*Half of your money.

Depends on a lot. Cost of living and work experience mostly. I live in silverdale and I feel like 20/hr is fine for entry level, it can pay the bills but it's stressful. 25/hr is good, you can have a little breathing room if you work full time.

Maybe in another state or on the east side

From what I have seen rent is like 2-2500 which at 62000k salary that’s basically all your money

Also you forgot to add No avacado toast

the minimum , starvation wages at best

I think it depends on whether or not you have kids or a mortgage. I was living on $65k for many years and I'm doing great financially. That said, I do not have children and I have not been able to purchase a home in the Seattle area (yet).

Before i moved away I was making 16$/hr moving truck tires around a warehouse manually and with forklift. I couldn't afford a car payment and was paying rent at 650/month for a bedroom. I had no health insurance. No car. I could've but it cut too deep into my salary.

I'm not sure what you mean but my calculations suggest approx 33$/hr(63,360 before taxes), not sure how that bracket is taxed, to afford a used car payment, mortgage or ridiculous rent and separate insurances not connected to work for health, home and auto, internet and some savings for hobbies and 3 months vacation and other leave with appropriate salary coverage.

I'm probably wrong and I know this is the lower figure of what people need and should be making IMO as minimum wage to keep up a savings and afford things that should be basic rights and paid via taxing conglomerates, industries and various tolls, and large entities and people within our states and countries to make sure our workers and infrastructure is maintained as a whole.

It's absolutely mind boggling to me that working for entities and industries involved with moving people doesn't have the resources in place to take care of the people that work for them and everyone else they move. I mean transit, state departments, various manufacturers, warehouses, trucking, transportation and Medical.

Nobody needs fucking billions or millions. It should be reinvested into the people that built that wealth not a singular person or fucking stocks. Trickledown my ass.

It all depends on the lifestyle you live, you can live comfortably on $30/hr if you can live without a brand new flashy car, a huge house, and hand brewed custom coffee and you don't have three kids.

I do not think that’s good for WA … maybe Mississippi

I would say $30/hr minimum with benefits on top. That's close to $62,000 a year if you're only working 40 hour weeks.

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Classic pnw, although this summer/fall had so many completely clear days that I found new viewpoints for mountains all over in spots I’ve been by a million times

Downrigger’s!

Used to live there, and miss it ❤️

That place has an amazing restaurant - can't remember the name, but you have to climb up a small flight of steps from the road level, and they serve amazing fish'n'chips.

Correct.

It is typically obscured by clouds.

From that angle, likely baker/kulshan

What mountain is that?

Seeing all the offerings for help warms my cold dead heart! You folks are amazing!

OP, hang in there. Here’s to hoping things turn around for you in 2023 & remember to pay it forward when you have the chance.

In the Seattle area you won't really need a car as long as you have a bus pass you can get pretty much anywhere.

DM me if nobody actually sent money. I will drive up from everett to drop some food off.

Well, the first thing you should know is that Evergreen does not have majors although it is an accredited college. That being said, I have a BA degree with emphasis in Music Composition and Production, an activity I've discovered that I prefer more as a hobby than as something I want to do professionally.

I'm 28 F living nearby. I could come drop some stuff off tomorrow if you want! Any preferences? Wet food, dry food? Is there anything else you are in need of that I could see if I have? For yourself or your kitty ☺️