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Sep 30, 2008 10:43 PM

Cost $ of safe apt in San Fran for single RN?

by RN2B123

If someone moves to San Fran for an RN position, makes say 45 - 50$ an hour (which apparently is around the starting wage that I've been told), what would be the average cost of an apartment in SF? Would you be able to live pretty comfortably on an RN wage?

Say you make 50$ an hour X three 11.25 shifts a week, your annual salary would be just over 80 thousand dollars.

So if you take away taxes, you would probably have 45 000 - 50 000 $ left...would that be enough to support a single person with NO kids in SF?

Would 2 thousand - 2500$ per month be enough for a fairly clean nice apt?...

I wouldn't be looking for a super fancy one just something basic to live in where its safe. Square footage isnt a big deal with me...I could live in something that's 600 square feet.


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No. 1
Old Sep 30, 2008, 11:25 PM

Default Re: Cost $ of safe apt in San Fran for single RN?
$2500 is more than enough. Look in neighborhoods like the panhandle, noe valley, castro, and the mission district near delores park. All are safe, and reasonable. The panhandle is very close to UCSF where a clincal nurse II makes a 100,000 a year salary with differentials before taxes. Hope this helps!
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from Vanescafe
Old Nov 02, 2008, 11:41 PM

Default Re: Cost $ of safe apt in San Fran for single RN?
I just moved from Nob Hill in SF. I had a roommate and we paid $2130, so $1065 each. With rent control and having lived there for a while, we were actually getting an amazing deal for the caliber of apt. we had. You will definitely save a lot of money if you have a roommate because cost of transportation and parking is a lot. Add another $300+ a month if you want a parking space or to drive anywhere and park your car or $50 a month for a bus/muni/cable car pass and more money for cabs because you will be taking them. If you want to live further out of the bustle of the city, you can get away with paying a lot less for your amenities. You should be totally fine making $45-$50 an hour, as I made about half that at my job while I lived there. Hope this helps.
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from dreamon
Old Dec 29, 2008, 09:35 PM

Default Re: Cost $ of safe apt in San Fran for single RN?
Are nurses really making 45/55K after taxes? I knew taxes are exorbitant, but I didn't think that much!
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Old Dec 30, 2008, 11:50 AM

Default Re: Cost $ of safe apt in San Fran for single RN?
that does seem extremely high! I would think its somewhere around 15,000 a year are taken for taxes for a single person...
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from suzanne4
Old Jan 01, 2009, 06:52 AM

Default Re: Cost $ of safe apt in San Fran for single RN?
CA also has higher taxes than many other states. On $80,000, expect to be paying much more than $15,000 in total taxes if single and renting and with no other deductions.
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Old Jan 01, 2009, 05:41 PM

Default Re: Cost $ of safe apt in San Fran for single RN?
i read in another post that fits into the 25%income bracket
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from caliotter3
Old Jan 01, 2009, 05:53 PM

Default Re: Cost $ of safe apt in San Fran for single RN?
You also need to take into consideration the availability of housing. Lack of a supply of housing is much of the reason that it is so expensive in the city. One should start their search much in advance of their timeline for relocating there, just as a matter of fact.
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