Yeah I was able to do it on 16.50. I payed $850 in rent. I live paycheck to paycheck my whole life and only had to be late on rent 2 very desperate times when I got laid off.

True.

And I’ll probably break from my fellow Millenials on this, but I don’t see that as necessarily a bad thing.

Just because you retire, doesn’t mean you stop working. Leave the job you had a career at, but do something part time to bring in a little extra and stay busy.

Same down here in Vancouver. Fortunately I am married to a brilliant woman with a PhD and a senior-level public sector job, bc my $20/hr wouldn't be enough for me to live on my own.

$20/hr pays bills? I make that and if I didn’t share a house with my brother I couldn’t afford it. Rent in Washington state is outrageous. Glad I have a home.

Tell me about it . To survive you need to work till you die

Personally the make 3x your rent rule has worked everywhere I've lived, so that's what I would use to determine a decent salary.

It's industrial zoned, that's why they're asking so much

I’m not putting anything towards my 401k, because I need every dollar I can get to put towards my family. At this point, yeah, I have no intent of retiring because I have no pension and no savings, and I turn 38 this year.

Shits rough out here.

Ok that’s good to know

They'd be fine for most people, we are pretty spoiled in washington, outside of minor property crime there's only a handful of "bad" areas compared to a lot of US cities lol

It’s going to vary on area and family size.

I make almost $44/hour, which comes out to around $80k a year…but I’m supporting 5 other people. My wife and 4 kids. That money pretty much goes to rent, bills and food, and maybe a couple tanks of gas before we’re broke.

Granted, I have a long commute. I live 45-ish miles from where I work, and that’s, primarily, so I don’t have to live in Everett or anywhere close to it.

I would say, at minimum, $100k or more to do more than just survive. Between housing costs, food, gas prices, being able to save for whatever. If you have more than yourself, add more income. I probably need to double what I make to really be where I should be, to finally afford a house and pay for the stuff my family needs.

Yeah I don’t really think a lot of ppl understand how much it costs out there now. Sure I could afford more if I invested zero in 401k , Roth and HSA however then you work until you die . It really sucks out there

that's exactly right , you can see i have been downvoting bc they don't agree as most jobs here don't come close to that . don't worry , just bc i can afford my own apt now doesn't mean i won't be joining the 2or3 roommate bunch this year . rents are going up way faster than pay increases , trust me on that .

$100k a year is where you start to break out of “survival” in the Sound, and has been for a handful of years.

Of course, it depends on family size. In 2017 or so, KING (I think) put out a story that anything under $100k for a 4 person household in SnoCo is considered low income. So, if you’re only supporting yourself, making $60-80k, you’re probably doing fine.

I make around $80k and support a 6 person household. We’re not doing fine. Between rent, monthly bills, food and gas…we’re broke, normally, within a couple days of me getting paid.

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/5307-4th-St-E-Tacoma-WA-98424/2060408297_zpid/

Nah not interest in half my net income going to rent or mortage.

The above is a nice $275k shack lol

You can find houses for 300k but they'll come with a commute. You're not tied down to a house either, you're able to sell it at any time.

Yeah I am seeing other places that are a bit cheaper but no idea on how safe some of the areas are lol and at best they are $1500 still

Then I'm not suprised lol, Issaquah is an upper class suburb...

Yeah ppl love to say that but I don’t want to be tied down at this stage in life . A mortage for a 300k house in other states is 1800 which would require me to move to anouther state . 300k here probably won’t even buy you a shack

Depends where you live. Seattle area you should shoot for $40/hr+ if you want to be able to live even slightly comfortably. Most other places in the state are probably doable at $30/hr. And if you are in a cheap rural area you might be able to go lower than that. It all comes down to how much housing, groceries, and expenses like tolls/parking cost in the area and that can vary significantly.

Where are you looking? If you're making 100k a year you shouldn't even be renting, that's just throwing money away.

Not from what I saw

Unless you are ok living in a shoebox I guess 🤷‍♀️ definitely don’t want to llive be in a 300 soft prison

I agree. This sounds good compared to what a lot of people make, but you’re going to struggle to support yourself unless you don’t have a car payment or you have roommates.

I think of a “good” salary as one that affords you to at least modestly support yourself, without needing other people, and be able to save for the future. If you got locked in to a good mortgage/rent price years ago, this could be possible on $30 and hour. Otherwise, no.

If your rent is $2000-$2500 that's your problem, there are cheaper places to live.

I don’t have kids and I think my current income of 100k world be tough to feed a kid on

I was looking in Issaqua for those prices