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Extra, Extra: Angelenos Need To Make $90,000 Annually To Live "Comfortably"
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- According to data compiled by the website Finder, one would need to be making $90,244 to "live comfortably" in Los Angeles. L.A. comes in third for the United States, right behind San Francisco at number one, and San Jose in the two-spot. The criteria might be a bit arbitrary, but all the more reason to ask for a raise, right?
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