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Re:Tech Salaries in 2022: Why the Six Figure Pay Makes Techi... by erwincoumans on Wednesday May 11, 2022 @12:27PM (#31342205)
In Foster City, CA, bay area, a salary of $146k is considered low income, and can get access to affordable housing [1]. A 3/4 bedroom townhouse in Foster City, CA bay area used to be 800k usd 10 years ago, today it goes for 2M usd, with offers 200k to 400k above asking price. [2] [3] [4]

[1] https://www.fostercity.org/faqs?keys=&field_microsite_tid=Al...

[2] https://deniseliew.realscout.com/homesearch/listings/p-812-m...

[3] https://deniseliew.realscout.com/homesearch/listings/p-893-e...

[4] https://deniseliew.realscout.com/homesearch/listings/p-1112-...

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Re:Tech Salaries in 2022: Why the Six Figure Pay Makes Techi... by standardUser on Wednesday May 11, 2022 @03:50PM (#31344865)
That $146k/yr is for a family of four. A lot of affordable housing is built for middle-income households.
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