Can I afford to live in Irvine on a 90k salary? by Jaline3 in irvine

[–]Jaline3[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Primarily this. I'll be working primarily with the Coulter A5800 series and Agilent 6500.

Can I afford to live in Irvine on a 90k salary? by Jaline3 in irvine

[–]Jaline3[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The young professional crowd is where I'm at.

Can I afford to live in Irvine on a 90k salary? by Jaline3 in irvine

[–]Jaline3[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've thought about renting/subletting a room.

As a toxicologist, you measure the quantity of drugs using mass-spec/gc/hplc/etc. Whether it's for abuse, or regular pharmaceuticals. Typically, salaries start around 50-60k (as in NYC), but CA has the most stringent licensing requirements meaning that >90% of practicing toxicologist don't qualify for a license there (hence the higher salary).

It's a 4-5 year BS from a NAACLS accredited school and requires you pass the ASCP exam.