$140k could be competitive if it were possible somewhere in the Bay Area to rent a house (or get a mortgage) with space for two kids in a good school district for
$140k * 0.33 / 12 months = $3850 a month
But you can't find such a bargain today. Another 20%-30% drop in real estate prices would make $140k a living wage salary.
I remember we worked out that my ex-wife's $42k salary in flyover America was actually more money than Google's prospect of paying me $125k in Mountain View several years ago.
Real estate prices are like that in the Bay Area because of the disaster of failed housing and education policy in the region and the state. It doesn't have to be that expensive, but voters and politicos aren't going to fix it so you either live with it or move.
I remember we worked out that my ex-wife's $42k salary in flyover America was actually more money than Google's prospect of paying me $125k in Mountain View several years ago.
Real estate prices are like that in the Bay Area because of the disaster of failed housing and education policy in the region and the state. It doesn't have to be that expensive, but voters and politicos aren't going to fix it so you either live with it or move.