What your salary is actually worth, city by city

A salary is a number until you know where you're spending it. These pages run the whole calculation: federal tax, Social Security and Medicare, state tax, and what local prices do to whatever survives.

Data: US Bureau of Economic AnalysisPrice data: 2024 federal figuresTax year: 2026

446 breakdowns across 68 metros, ordered by local price level. The ones at the top are where the gap between what you earn and what you keep is widest.

San Francisco, CA price level 115.6 (100 = US average)

$60,000 $75,000 $90,000 $100,000 $110,000 $125,000 $130,000 $150,000 $160,000 $200,000

Miami, FL price level 114.2 (100 = US average)

$60,000 $75,000 $90,000 $100,000 $110,000 $125,000 $130,000 $150,000 $160,000 $200,000

Los Angeles, CA price level 113.6 (100 = US average)

$60,000 $75,000 $90,000 $100,000 $110,000 $125,000 $130,000 $150,000 $160,000 $200,000

New York City, NY price level 112.6 (100 = US average)

$60,000 $75,000 $90,000 $100,000 $110,000 $125,000 $130,000 $150,000 $160,000 $200,000

San Diego, CA price level 111.9 (100 = US average)

$60,000 $75,000 $90,000 $100,000 $110,000 $125,000 $130,000 $150,000 $160,000 $200,000

Seattle, WA price level 111.1 (100 = US average)

$60,000 $75,000 $90,000 $100,000 $110,000 $125,000 $130,000 $150,000 $160,000 $200,000

Honolulu, HI price level 111.0 (100 = US average)

$75,000 $100,000 $150,000 $200,000

San Jose, CA price level 110.4 (100 = US average)

$60,000 $75,000 $90,000 $100,000 $110,000 $125,000 $130,000 $150,000 $160,000 $200,000

Washington D.C., DC price level 108.9 (100 = US average)

$60,000 $75,000 $90,000 $100,000 $110,000 $125,000 $130,000 $150,000 $160,000 $200,000

Boston, MA price level 108.3 (100 = US average)

$60,000 $75,000 $90,000 $100,000 $110,000 $125,000 $130,000 $150,000 $160,000 $200,000

Sacramento, CA price level 106.7 (100 = US average)

$60,000 $75,000 $90,000 $100,000 $110,000 $125,000 $130,000 $150,000 $160,000 $200,000

Denver, CO price level 105.8 (100 = US average)

$60,000 $75,000 $90,000 $100,000 $110,000 $125,000 $130,000 $150,000 $160,000 $200,000

Portland, OR price level 105.4 (100 = US average)

$60,000 $75,000 $90,000 $100,000 $110,000 $125,000 $130,000 $150,000 $160,000 $200,000

Anchorage, AK price level 105.4 (100 = US average)

$75,000 $100,000 $150,000 $200,000

Minneapolis, MN price level 104.8 (100 = US average)

$60,000 $75,000 $90,000 $100,000 $110,000 $125,000 $130,000 $150,000 $160,000 $200,000

Baltimore, MD price level 104.5 (100 = US average)

$75,000 $100,000 $150,000 $200,000

Chicago, IL price level 103.6 (100 = US average)

$60,000 $75,000 $90,000 $100,000 $110,000 $125,000 $130,000 $150,000 $160,000 $200,000

Phoenix, AZ price level 103.3 (100 = US average)

$60,000 $75,000 $90,000 $100,000 $110,000 $125,000 $130,000 $150,000 $160,000 $200,000

Dallas, TX price level 103.1 (100 = US average)

$60,000 $75,000 $90,000 $100,000 $110,000 $125,000 $130,000 $150,000 $160,000 $200,000

Hartford, CT price level 102.7 (100 = US average)

$75,000 $100,000 $150,000 $200,000

Philadelphia, PA price level 102.6 (100 = US average)

$60,000 $75,000 $90,000 $100,000 $110,000 $125,000 $130,000 $150,000 $160,000 $200,000

Fresno, CA price level 102.2 (100 = US average)

$75,000 $100,000 $150,000 $200,000

Providence, RI price level 101.8 (100 = US average)

$75,000 $100,000 $150,000 $200,000

Orlando, FL price level 101.4 (100 = US average)

$75,000 $100,000 $150,000 $200,000

Charleston, SC price level 101.0 (100 = US average)

$75,000 $100,000 $150,000 $200,000

Tampa, FL price level 100.9 (100 = US average)

$75,000 $100,000 $150,000 $200,000

Salt Lake City, UT price level 100.9 (100 = US average)

$75,000 $100,000 $150,000 $200,000

Bakersfield, CA price level 100.9 (100 = US average)

$75,000 $100,000 $150,000 $200,000

Colorado Springs, CO price level 100.7 (100 = US average)

$75,000 $100,000 $150,000 $200,000

Detroit, MI price level 100.3 (100 = US average)

$75,000 $100,000 $150,000 $200,000

Spokane, WA price level 100.3 (100 = US average)

$75,000 $100,000 $150,000 $200,000

Las Vegas, NV price level 100.2 (100 = US average)

$60,000 $75,000 $90,000 $100,000 $110,000 $125,000 $130,000 $150,000 $160,000 $200,000

Atlanta, GA price level 100.1 (100 = US average)

$60,000 $75,000 $90,000 $100,000 $110,000 $125,000 $130,000 $150,000 $160,000 $200,000

Jacksonville, FL price level 99.5 (100 = US average)

$75,000 $100,000 $150,000 $200,000

Houston, TX price level 98.6 (100 = US average)

$60,000 $75,000 $90,000 $100,000 $110,000 $125,000 $130,000 $150,000 $160,000 $200,000

Raleigh, NC price level 98.2 (100 = US average)

$60,000 $75,000 $90,000 $100,000 $110,000 $125,000 $130,000 $150,000 $160,000 $200,000

Austin, TX price level 98.1 (100 = US average)

$60,000 $75,000 $90,000 $100,000 $110,000 $125,000 $130,000 $150,000 $160,000 $200,000

Richmond, VA price level 97.9 (100 = US average)

$60,000 $75,000 $90,000 $100,000 $110,000 $125,000 $130,000 $150,000 $160,000 $200,000

Charlotte, NC price level 97.3 (100 = US average)

$60,000 $75,000 $90,000 $100,000 $110,000 $125,000 $130,000 $150,000 $160,000 $200,000

Madison, WI price level 97.3 (100 = US average)

$75,000 $100,000 $150,000 $200,000

Rochester, NY price level 97.0 (100 = US average)

$75,000 $100,000 $150,000 $200,000

Milwaukee, WI price level 96.9 (100 = US average)

$75,000 $100,000 $150,000 $200,000

Tucson, AZ price level 96.9 (100 = US average)

$75,000 $100,000 $150,000 $200,000

Nashville, TN price level 96.3 (100 = US average)

$60,000 $75,000 $90,000 $100,000 $110,000 $125,000 $130,000 $150,000 $160,000 $200,000

Buffalo, NY price level 95.8 (100 = US average)

$75,000 $100,000 $150,000 $200,000

Indianapolis, IN price level 95.7 (100 = US average)

$60,000 $75,000 $90,000 $100,000 $110,000 $125,000 $130,000 $150,000 $160,000 $200,000

Columbus, OH price level 95.5 (100 = US average)

$60,000 $75,000 $90,000 $100,000 $110,000 $125,000 $130,000 $150,000 $160,000 $200,000

Albuquerque, NM price level 95.5 (100 = US average)

$75,000 $100,000 $150,000 $200,000

Cincinnati, OH price level 95.4 (100 = US average)

$75,000 $100,000 $150,000 $200,000

St. Louis, MO price level 95.1 (100 = US average)

$75,000 $100,000 $150,000 $200,000

San Antonio, TX price level 94.7 (100 = US average)

$60,000 $75,000 $90,000 $100,000 $110,000 $125,000 $130,000 $150,000 $160,000 $200,000

Pittsburgh, PA price level 94.7 (100 = US average)

$60,000 $75,000 $90,000 $100,000 $110,000 $125,000 $130,000 $150,000 $160,000 $200,000

Cleveland, OH price level 93.9 (100 = US average)

$75,000 $100,000 $150,000 $200,000

Greenville, SC price level 93.3 (100 = US average)

$75,000 $100,000 $150,000 $200,000

Louisville, KY price level 93.1 (100 = US average)

$75,000 $100,000 $150,000 $200,000

New Orleans, LA price level 92.6 (100 = US average)

$75,000 $100,000 $150,000 $200,000

Knoxville, TN price level 92.6 (100 = US average)

$75,000 $100,000 $150,000 $200,000

Kansas City, MO price level 92.5 (100 = US average)

$75,000 $100,000 $150,000 $200,000

Memphis, TN price level 92.2 (100 = US average)

$75,000 $100,000 $150,000 $200,000

Omaha, NE price level 91.9 (100 = US average)

$75,000 $100,000 $150,000 $200,000

Des Moines, IA price level 91.7 (100 = US average)

$75,000 $100,000 $150,000 $200,000

Birmingham, AL price level 91.6 (100 = US average)

$75,000 $100,000 $150,000 $200,000

Baton Rouge, LA price level 90.8 (100 = US average)

$75,000 $100,000 $150,000 $200,000

Oklahoma City, OK price level 90.4 (100 = US average)

$75,000 $100,000 $150,000 $200,000

El Paso, TX price level 89.9 (100 = US average)

$75,000 $100,000 $150,000 $200,000

Little Rock, AR price level 89.4 (100 = US average)

$75,000 $100,000 $150,000 $200,000

Tulsa, OK price level 89.2 (100 = US average)

$75,000 $100,000 $150,000 $200,000

Wichita, KS price level 88.9 (100 = US average)

$75,000 $100,000 $150,000 $200,000

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What your salary is actually worth, city by city

Data: US Bureau of Economic AnalysisPrice data: 2024 federal figuresTax year: 2026

446 breakdowns across 68 metros, ordered by local price level. The ones at the top are where the gap between what you earn and what you keep is widest.