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$90k in NYC is a pittance. You can make that much as an Uber Driver [1]. Making any less than $200k in NYC pretty much guarantees roommates. If you're single, no kids, no plan to have kids, no plan to get married or aren't already married and have no student loans. Well then yeah, take the risk on half your worth. If not, I highly recommend looking into a reputable company with reputable market rate salaries.

1. http://www.businessinsider.com/uber-drivers-salary-90000-201...

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I don't know if you're trolling, but it's not easy to find a $200k salary in NYC. Where are all of these companies with "reputable market rate salaries"? Can you name five of them? I'll apply today.

http://www.glassdoor.com/Salaries/new-york-city-software-eng...

No I'm not trolling. Glassdoor, angelist, etc. are poor indicators of compensation. You shouldn't base what you make from what someone else self-reports as their salary on the internet. But to address your point, here are a few that are approaching and or exceeding $200k in just salary (all exceed $200k after bonuses).

- http://www.glassdoor.com/Salary/Google-Staff-Software-Engine...

- http://www.glassdoor.com/Salary/Google-Sales-Manager-New-Yor...

- http://www.glassdoor.com/Salary/Google-Software-Engineer-IV-...

- http://www.glassdoor.com/Salary/Google-Staff-Site-Reliabilit...

And those are just at Google. If you think those are high then I'd recommend checking out some of the financial giants employing quants on wall street.

Okay, so Google, and financial quant jobs that require a specialized degree.

Those are for the more senior engineer grades at Google - the average engineer isn't making that much.

"Making any less than $200k in NYC pretty much guarantees roommates."

That's complete bullshit.

Indeed. You can get a pretty decent 1-bedroom for under 2k/mo, in one of the better neighborhoods of Manhattan.

What? Where in Manhattan can you get a 1BR for under $2k/mo? Are you talking about Harlem?

If we're talking about decent neighborhoods in Manhattan, even the shittiest studio on the 5th floor of a walkup will go for at least $2k/mo.

If you go through some crappy broker and take what they say at face value, then maybe. I found a bunch this summer in gramercy/flatiron, 1 bedrooms all, even on the ground floor.

Wow that's awesome. What websites or other resources did you use to find those apartments? My lease ends this year and I was considering moving to Gramercy/Flatiron.

The best way is still to stroll the neighborhood and look for signs. Although you can also look at sites like renthop.com they are mostly broker listings. In either case look up the building owner and negotiate with them directly. You can get a much, much better deal this way. The broker market in NYC is retarded and they are incentivized to get as high of a price as possible in addition to the exorbitant fees.

A pittance? That's a bit of an exaggeration. NYC isn't quite as expensive as you're making it out to be. And the Uber driver pay numbers were debunked [1]. I know people living on their own in NYC with far less than $200k income.

But yes, she could certainly make more money elsewhere.

1. https://medium.com/@felixsalmon/how-well-uberx-pays-part-2-c...

EDIT: and FYI the median income in NYC is $51k per http://project.wnyc.org/median-income-nabes/

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