>>>I need some answers today, if possible. I'm considering an offer to work in New York, and I want to know whether the offered salary is anywhere near enough or not.
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>>>So, how much do programmers (in general, but Foxers specially) make in the Big Apple?
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>>If you're going to be in Manhattan if you're not making AT LEAST $130,000 a year its almost impossible. Cost of living in that area is outragous.
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>I'm only supposed to work on Manhattan, but I can live anywhere - though I figure a two hour commute would be a real killer.
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>So I'm correcting my question to "living within an one-hour commute to Grand Central".

Wouldn't you rather telecomute from Hawaii?