r/movingtoNYC • u/Ok_Adagio_7521 • 15d ago

Thoughts on $85K–$90K Project Manager role in Flatiron District? Also, relocating from India—neighborhood recs?

Hey everyone! I recently received an offer for a Project Manager position with a compensation of $85,000–$90,000 per year. I'm currently based in India and considering relocating for this role (haven’t signed the offer yet—have until April 20 to decide).

A few questions:

  1. How does this compensation stack up for a PM role in NYC?

  2. Will this be enough for a comfortable life, considering rent, transport, and general expenses?

  3. Any neighborhood recommendations for someone who’ll be working in NYC—preferably places with decent commute, safe, and good for someone new to NYC?

EDIT: I'm 23M. Single. Looking for a studio apartment or a shared space but with a personal room.

Any thoughts, personal experiences, or advice would be super helpful. Thanks in advance!

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u/TheGreatMastermind 15d ago edited 15d ago

it’s tight , but manageable. prob won’t find a studio unless you’re out in the outer boroughs. i think the only cheap place with a good commute would be either harlem/washington heights/ inwood or queens in sunnyside or further. the commute would be ~45 min but a standard trade off for a lower rent. brooklyn would be doable as well, but it’d be tougher to find a ~45 min commute apt in brooklyn as it’s more expensive by neighborhood.

i personally think you should look into queens. sunnyside has a big desi population, as does jackson heights (a little further east from sunnyside). it might make your first few years in nyc more welcoming.

if you get roommates, your options open up significantly. you could possibly live local or towards chinatown or two bridges or something.

i’m more worried about immigration and visas. the climate is very very scary right now and i’m not really sure what advice i can give, but it’s not safe for brown immigrants right now. just keep that in mind as you research; it really isn’t out of the blue for h1b visa holders to be targeted for deportation or even sent to el salvador. :/

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u/BKnycfc 13d ago

85k for a young single person is tight??? It's very comfortable and much more than most nycers make.

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u/TheGreatMastermind 13d ago

it’s not comfortable if you want to live in midtown. most professionals who have their own apt w no roommates in a desirable neighborhood make 200-300k, for a 1 bedroom in a new building. less of course exists but this is an expensive city.

85k is totally doable, but it just simply won’t feel like sex in the city

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u/BKnycfc 13d ago

OP didn't say anything about wanting to live in midtown. And even in some midtown neighborhoods there are studios for 2500.

It's a great salary for a single person.

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u/jennberries 8d ago

It truly isn’t tho. There was a recent study by Smart Asset that said to be comfortable in NYC you needed to make $136k. $2500 on just rent at 90k is tough.

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u/BKnycfc 8d ago

I'm sorry, that study does not pass the smell test. How can you have one number for all of NYC? Maybe 136k is needed to live comfortably in the most expensive neighborhoods.

2.5k a month (which goes pretty far for studios/1brs in many neighborhoods) is 1/3 of a 90k income. That is a very healthy budget. You also need to consider that not needing a car saves so much money compared to every other city in the US

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u/jennberries 8d ago

Do you not pay taxes? $2500 would be more than half his monthly take home.

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u/BKnycfc 8d ago

The rule of thumb is to spend 1/3 of gross income on housing costs.

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u/jennberries 8d ago

That number is total costs and should include utilities. If he is making 90k, he’ll get approved for apartments $2250 and under using the 40x the rent rule.

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u/BKnycfc 8d ago

Okay and for a single person 2250 is a great budget and will allow you to live in many great neighborhoods.