Trade levy keep Killbrew <| sep |> No problem ! ID on the trousers ? <| sep |> They should have the power to delete things , but editing comments seems wrong . <| sep |> few things . 1 . remember that the dollar is worth less than the europound , and most 6 fig jobs are under 120 , 000 USD so you end up with the average 6 fig job in america being the same as a higher up 5 figure job in europe . 2 . Most people who make that sorta money live in big cities , so higher gas prices , more taxes usually , higher rent , and just general cost of living . the average rent for a 2 person apartment in NYC is $ 3 , 500 so you ' re already spending 42 thousand dollars your apartment alone . 3 . that ' s usually before tax . somebody in NYC pays about 35 % of that directly to the government . So in total somebody who makes $ 100 , 000 sends 35 k to to the govt in taxes , spends 42 k in rent , and is only left with $ 33 , 000 to spend on everything from food to going to the movies . As for the actual how ? a lot of development jobs pay 6 figures doctors make a lot , etc . it ' s veiwed as a very good salary , you pretty much need a degree to get one , but it ' s nothing too crazy .