Salary Required

Salary required to live in New York, NY

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

Modest

$103,000

Gross, single filer

  • Housing: $3,800/mo
  • Savings: $250/mo
  • Discretionary: $600/mo

Comfortable

$150,000

Gross, single filer

  • Housing: $4,370/mo
  • Savings: $1,200/mo
  • Discretionary: $1,500/mo

Aspirational

$232,000

Gross, single filer

  • Housing: $6,080/mo
  • Savings: $2,500/mo
  • Discretionary: $2,800/mo

Local rent (1-BR)

$3,800/mo

COL index

187

100 = US average

Median home price

$800,000