<prompt> Human: My husbands work is offering a project manager IT position to him, it involves relocating from Mexico to Reston VA. It sounded really good a the beginning, as it is a great opportunity, but hes already being underpaid and they are converting his current rate to dollars and the cost of living over there, according to them.. I feel like it is to little money for this position.. theyre not even giving him a pay raise at all!He wants to take the job, I dont want to go to another country with what I consider not enough money to live like we do right now, considering that we would have to leave everything behind house, car, everything! and relocating our pets will be really hard.They are offering 48k without insurance for me, and I think we would have to pay taxes from it.. rents in that area were like 1500 - 2000 last time I checked.What can I tell him? He is REALLY excited and wont listen to anything, if we dont go hell resent me for the rest of his life, Im pretty sure. Do you think Im being unreasonable and that it is a good pay?? Is it worth it??Any advice is welcome, and if you are familiar with the area I would really appreciate some infoI apologise about any grammar mistake as this isnt my first language, and thank you all in advance :TLDR; husband was offered job with what I consider a low pay, he wants to take it, I dont think it is worth itAssistant: Longtime IT worker here. That pay is low as hell, they are taking advantage of his excitement to move. Human: If you dont mind me asking, how much do you make?Hes 27, they offered the position because his bosses are impressed and happy with his performance, the client is happy with him, the only problem is that he gets nervous when speaking in english.. but he just needs practiceJust for comparison, hes currently making 240k pesos which is somewhat like 12k dollars..Its low, but the cost of living here are so much lower than in USA  <response>: Just as another data point, I made 58k at my first job in IT right out of college in 2011. After taxes and a 4 401k contribution, I barely made enough to pay my 1400mo rent, utilities, etc.I know your husband is excited but theres simply no way to make this happen at the salary hes been offerered. You two will be working poor shopping at the dollar store and eating from the food pantry despite your husbands hard work. Landlords will want proof that your household income can absorb the rent payments... and thats not going to happen in N. Virginia, so not only will you two be eating scraps, you also will probably end up living out of cheap motels until you can find a slumlord who approves leases without due diligence checks.The company is trying to take advantage of his immigration status. A US citizen with some project management experience, some Agile certifications, and a working knowledge of JIRA or MS Project can easily make 90k in a medium CoL area. 