- New York City has some of the country's highest-paying jobs.
- Nearly 30% of New Yorkers make six-figure salaries.
- But a high income doesn't render you impervious to the city's high taxes and infamously high cost of living .
- From 260-square-foot tiny apartments to above average-priced milk, here's what living in New York on a $100,000 salary can really look like.
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What it's really like living in New York City on a $100,000 salary
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New York is a relatively high-income state.
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