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by stephencanon 2792 days ago
A lot goes to rent/mortgage and taxes (US salaries are quoted pre-tax, in the income bands under discussion the marginal tax rate is around 50%), but especially for two-income households there's plenty left over for nice vacations. I prefer Zermatt, personally.

As sibling notes, all of these firms pay nearly all insurance costs for the employee. Employee contribution will be a few tens of dollars per month typically.