Salary Required

Salary required to live in Cambridge, MA

Three lifestyle tiers, back-solved from local rent, cost of living, and tax.

Modest

$86,000

Gross, single filer

  • Housing: $3,000/mo
  • Savings: $250/mo
  • Discretionary: $600/mo

Comfortable

$128,000

Gross, single filer

  • Housing: $3,450/mo
  • Savings: $1,200/mo
  • Discretionary: $1,500/mo

Aspirational

$200,000

Gross, single filer

  • Housing: $4,800/mo
  • Savings: $2,500/mo
  • Discretionary: $2,800/mo

Local rent (1-BR)

$3,000/mo

COL index

168

100 = US average

Median home price

$920,000