"Comparing Comfort: Salary Requirements for a Comfortable Life in Major US Cities"
A SmartAsset analysis found that Houston, El Paso, and Lubbock in Texas require the lowest salaries for comfortable living, with Houston having the lowest hourly wage, salary for a single adult, and salary for a family of four among 99 of the US's largest cities. The typical urban US adult needs to make $96,500 a year for sustainable comfort, while New York City has the highest salary needed to live comfortably, followed by many cities in California.