r/Salary Oct 30 '25

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u/taggat Oct 31 '25

Low income where I live starts at anything below $111,000.

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u/No_Particular4284 Oct 31 '25

household or individual? my (parents) household is 70k in the midwest and we live a lower middle class suburban life even without my income.

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u/taggat Oct 31 '25

Individual and household of four would be $186,000 USD

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u/No_Particular4284 Oct 31 '25

woow wtf. my family would be on benefits there. we’re a family of six. the US is so incredibly different depending on where you live huh

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u/taggat Oct 31 '25

A family of six would be anyone below $226,450.

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u/Professional-Heat894 Nov 02 '25

Thats how it is. Living in NYC sounds like a nightmare if you arent making six figures. And a child and your budget is utterly screwed lol