Pretty sure we started the intern we hired at 120k base salary plus like 20k in stock a year. So you know, don't accept an offer that only pays $100k.

But more seriously, my $3k apt is fairly high end. I toured a number of apartments in the $2k range, which is still kind of absurd, but then again McDonalds is offering like $17/hr an hour as a starting wage and still struggles to hire. At 2000 hours a year, that's a $34k annual wage, and you'd still probably need a 2nd job to make ends meet. Or get paid under the table and save yourself a good 5 thousand bucks on income / payroll taxes.

If you make 100k and are relatively young, you have roommates or move to Oakland.