what's the average salary in the US now

Well I read the other responses and comments before responding. You have one wife, and two children. How much you need to earn really depends a lot of what kind of area you want to live in. I live in Ohio and its much cheaper to live here than it is in California. In Ohio, to live comfortably and have your wife stay at home with your children, you need to make at least 40-45,000 per year. Anything less than that and you will not be able to live in a nice neighborhood, have your children in a good school system, etc... Now that gas prices are so high, everything else in america is going up too, so even at 40k a year you would more than likely struggle. Here in Ohio renting a home or apartment in Columbus (the capital of Ohio) is usually at least $625 per month, and that's for a small two bedroom, two bath apartment in a good public school district. Then it'll probably cost lets say $500/mo. for food. Then gas to and from work can be ridiculous if you don't live close to work. I don't know what kind of training or skills you have but if it's none you are really not going to make enough without your wife working too. Do you mind me asking what kind of work you do in your home country?

I can't tell you about u BUT i CAN SAY THE MEDIAN INCOME FOR CANADA IS BETWEEN 32,000 AND 35,000 PER YEAR. Then it goes to about 40,000-55,000