Yes, this is mainly what I was wondering about. I know that it’s above average for most starting salaries but I figured its not quite enough for all of those things in Cambridge. I would consider having in unit laundry and a parking space to be pretty basic standards of living but closer to a big city its harder to do. Of course I’m fine without those things but definitely something to consider. It’s interesting because when I was applying to jobs to places further out of a city, the compensation went way up because they had to convince a 22 year old to move to tiddlyfuck Indiana. So it’s funny how cost of living goes up and wages for degree holders go down the closer into the city you get, whereas it’s vice versa for the Midwest

It is a very common entry level salary for the field I’m in. On the lower end if anything. It’s my first job so I figured calling it entry level was appropriate. Sorry I was not trying to generalize, just wondering if it’s doable because I’ve had bad experiences in the Boston area in the past in terms of overpaying for rent, groceries, gas, etc and having no savings

It’s on the lower range for a normal starting salary for the field, not trying to humble brag

How easy is it to get from Somerville to Cambridge? I would not have a car, so ideally bus or walking are my options

It’s about maintaining a normal standard of living and having enough savings for the long term. Cambridge is an expensive place to live, I just wanted to make sure I wouldn’t be using most of my paycheck on rent and groceries

Awesome, good to know. Hopefully it doesn’t sound like I’m fishing for praise, I know the starting salary is high but I had an internship this summer in a different area in Mass and 100% of the money I made went to rent, groceries, gas, etc, even though I had roommates. So I’m trying to avoid this again lol