Silicon Valley area, Master degree, married, $81k plus benefits. Medium size high-tech company. How is the salary compared to the living costs? What could be the growth of salary if no higher degree is pursued?

Thanks!

single income or double incomes? any kid?

I would say 81K+benefits is not very high, but is not too low either. You can have a decent life even with single income. It's just you can't expect to buy a house in the next few years if you don't have any other income or savings.

Thanks, mm.

So the salary is about the average? How much total family income do I need to afford a medium-price single house? How important is the degree to my salary? I am not sure wehther I should pursue a more advanced degree...

I would say 200K pre-tax household income if you don't want to be overstretching, consider the medium-price single house price range is over 750K, in some good locations it can be even higher.

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