Paycheck Atlas

Albany, NY vs Los Angeles, CA

Overall prices in Los Angeles, CA run 14% higher than in Albany, NY. To keep the same lifestyle you would need $114k in Los Angeles, CA for every $100k you earn in Albany, NY.

Salary in Albany, NYEquivalent in Los Angeles, CATake-home in NYTake-home in CA
$50,000$57,031$3,280/mo$3,668/mo
$75,000$85,546$4,758/mo$5,252/mo
$100,000$114,061$6,098/mo$6,757/mo
$150,000$171,092$8,733/mo$9,686/mo
$1,280Median rent, Albany, NY
$2,063Median rent, Los Angeles, CA

Equivalent salary scales by BEA Regional Price Parities (all items). Take-home columns apply each state's tax to the matching salary, so the equivalent salary is not the same as the same take-home.

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