Maintenance

A decent salary in Boca Raton hinges on several factors. One is the cost of living, which vastly exceeds that in many other places. The necessities—housing, food, and transportation—can drain your wallet. To really secure your life here, you need an income of at least $70,000. Honestly, the number is closer to $80,000. Now, if you're working some dead-end job, or if you're just starting out in your career after college, you may not have that kind of money. But if you do what I do and write for a living, or if you clutch to some kind of for-real career in whatever respectable field you've chosen, then you're mostly alright.

The neighborhood of Royal Palm Yacht & Country Club is usually regarded as the priciest part of Boca Raton. This locale is famous for its opulent residences, private golfing opportunities, and rare access to waterfront estates. The kinds of people who live in this part of town are generally very well-off and enjoy a lifestyle that most of us can only dream about.

Florida Atlantic University is the principal employer in Boca Raton, where the university has a sizable workforce, including a great number of teachers and other academic staff, as well as administrative and support personnel. Over and above that, the very nature of the university means it has a wide variety of job types found on its campuses, even more so because it has multiple campuses.

Residing in Boca Raton can take a toll on your finances, depending on the kind of life you lead. If you live a comfortable life (as in, I think most of us would consider a life lived this way the kind of benchmark for comfortable living that we aspire to), it seems you need to be bringing in somewhere around $5,000 to $7,000 every month to live heedlessly. And even then, you're probably only looking at that because it also includes rent, food, and the notion of transportation.

To earn $30 an hour in Florida is to be paid well—at least by the state's standards. You'd have to work full-time, though, for the figure to even pretend to approach affording you anything close to a comfortable existence. That said, $30 an hour translates to about $1,200 before taxes in any week that's 40 hours long and manifests itself as about $62,400 in annual earnings. Of course, cost of living plays an enormous role in assessing whether any amount of money could be doing a better job, which it could in many cases. Contentment is also a personal matter.

Boca Raton tends to be on the expensive side. Its cost of living exceeds the national average. And that means everything from housing to groceries to eating out runs a very good chance of being more expensive than in a good many other locales. One could make the argument that its sheer beauty, its well-maintained beaches, its many outdoor options—indeed, its many options, period—could justify the higher prices. But can anything make the reverse argument that its higher prices could be justified?

Surviving on a $50,000 annual income in Florida is contingent on both your precise location within the state and the choices you make regarding your lifestyle. In some parts of Florida—definitely outside the big cities—it's possible to lead a life that's as close to middle-class as anything in today's economy can be. Orlando and Miami are two of the state's most expensive places to live. In the former, you'd find yourself among the 20 percent of most economically challenged residents in the state if you're making $50,000. Even up in the panhandle, you're always just within reach—if you stretch, and then some—of the median expected annual cost of living.

An annual pay of 60000 dollars amounts to what per hour? To answer this question, you first determine the number of hours worked in a year. For example, one could work 40 hours a week and, since there are 52 weeks in a year, one could multiply 40 by 52 to get 2080. Then, if one divides 60000 by 2080, one would get about 28.85. Thus, one could say the pay is around 28 dollars and 85 cents per hour.

To find out how many 70K a year is per hour, you have to know how many hours are worked in a year. It's usual to work about 40 hours a week for 52 weeks, which totals 2080 hours in a year. So, you take 70000 dollars and divide it by 2080 hours. That gives you about 33.65 dollars per hour.

One of the least expensive places to reside in Florida is a city named Palm Bay, which is known for its inexpensive housing and congenial community. You can relish in area parks, beaches, and other recreational pursuits without shelling out a significant sum of money. Palm Bay offers you the opportunity to inhabit a locale that is both warm and sunny, all at a price that is affordable.