U.S. workers spend nearly $7,000 per year just to show up at the office

American workers spend an average of $6,736 each year just to show up at the office, according to a recent study by resume-building platform Resume.io. Commuting accounts for more than 40% of the costs, or $2,751 a year, including public transit, gas, and other expenses. Another $2,598 a year comes from buying food and coffee. More than half of workers (53.2%) said their office costs have risen over the past 12 months, compared to only 5.9% who said their costs have fallen. Resume.io examined federal wage, commuting, fuel, and price data across the 36 largest U.S. metropolitan areas. It also surveyed 1,000 full-time office workers about their weekly spending on getting to work, parking, eating, and childcare. Surprisingly, some of the country’s most expensive cities—including New York, Boston, and San Francisco—are among the least costly places to be an office worker, once local salaries are taken into account. Orlando, Florida, has the highest “commuting tax” relative to salary, followed by Riverside, California; San Antonio, Texas; Tampa, Florida; and Nashville, Tennessee. In pure dollar terms, Austin, Texas is the most expensive city for commuters, costing them an average of $7…