[moocow01]

You definitely can but its going to be harder to be honest...

72k is going to essentially be 50k after taxes.

Housing will likely be between 1-2k per month. 1k Id say really is pretty close to the minimum currently (unfortunately) and would probably involve sharing an apartment. So if housing is 15-20k per year you've got 30-35k left for everything else which is 2-3k/mo for everything from insurance to 401k to food to electricity and all those things are somewhat more expensive as well and it goes pretty fast. You definitely are far from struggling but most likely wont be a able to be a power saver.

In my experience the costs were not worth it but many people stay for the job opportunities. For me making a good salary but not being able to save a lot seemed like being on an endless treadmill. The hope is that you get some stock options that materialize but it can be a tough place to optimize savings on salary alone. There are always lots of exciting work opportunities to pick from though.