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Is an annual salary of $192,000 ‘middle class’ in SF?


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Is an annual salary of $192,000 ‘middle class’ in SF?

The article defines “middle class” through a straightforward calculation about income: middle-class households are those making at least two-thirds of a city’s median income or up to double the median (before taxes).

Here’s the breakdown across the Bay Area:

  • San Francisco: Median household income $96,265, middle-class income range $64,177 to $192,530.
  • Oakland: Median household income $63,251, middle-class income range $42,167 to $126,502.
  • San Jose: Median household income $96,662, middle-class income range $64,441 to $193,324.
  • Fremont: Median household income $122,191, middle-class income range $81,461 to $244,382.

Those are some eye-popping figures, to be sure. But these calculations might be on the conservative side—the median household income comes by way of the U.S. Census and reflects 2017 numbers, meaning that odds are these numbers are now even higher.

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Just now, Catalpha said:

Is an annual salary of $192,000 ‘middle class’ in SF?

The article defines “middle class” through a straightforward calculation about income: middle-class households are those making at least two-thirds of a city’s median income or up to double the median (before taxes).

Here’s the breakdown across the Bay Area:

  • San Francisco: Median household income $96,265, middle-class income range $64,177 to $192,530.
  • Oakland: Median household income $63,251, middle-class income range $42,167 to $126,502.
  • San Jose: Median household income $96,662, middle-class income range $64,441 to $193,324.
  • Fremont: Median household income $122,191, middle-class income range $81,461 to $244,382.

Those are some eye-popping figures, to be sure. But these calculations might be on the conservative side—the median household income comes by way of the U.S. Census and reflects 2017 numbers, meaning that odds are these numbers are now even higher.

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7 hours ago, Catalpha said:

Is an annual salary of $192,000 ‘middle class’ in SF?

The article defines “middle class” through a straightforward calculation about income: middle-class households are those making at least two-thirds of a city’s median income or up to double the median (before taxes).

Here’s the breakdown across the Bay Area:

  • San Francisco: Median household income $96,265, middle-class income range $64,177 to $192,530.
  • Oakland: Median household income $63,251, middle-class income range $42,167 to $126,502.
  • San Jose: Median household income $96,662, middle-class income range $64,441 to $193,324.
  • Fremont: Median household income $122,191, middle-class income range $81,461 to $244,382.

Those are some eye-popping figures, to be sure. But these calculations might be on the conservative side—the median household income comes by way of the U.S. Census and reflects 2017 numbers, meaning that odds are these numbers are now even higher.

depends, if you are staying outside SFO may be it might workout well. 

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