Appendix

References:

Average rental prices for a 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom apartment based on Zillow 2018 city averages.
Average in-center daycare prices based on Child Care of America® 2018 national survey.
Percentage of household income assumes two-postdoc household with two NIH NRSA starting salaries of $50,004 ($78,966 after taxes, assuming a 21% effective tax rate).

Credit: Isabel Nocedal, PhD