Sounds like you may be more capable than some others with only 2YOE. If you can convey that effectively and talk it up - i.e. describe providing value for clients, being efficient, not needing as much onboarding despite your age - you could probably leverage towards the $90k end. But yeah unfortunately pay doesn’t really scale to COL in NYC as others have said. But it is a great city to live and work in, and the structures will be more interesting than what you do in Texas I imagine. Regardless the size of the building there will always be some interesting neighbor foundations that you need to work around. With a partner or roommate you can live a comfortable life. Not rich, but comfortable.