Paycheck Atlas

Albany, NY vs Philadelphia, PA

Overall prices in Philadelphia, PA run 3% higher than in Albany, NY. To keep the same lifestyle you would need $103k in Philadelphia, PA for every $100k you earn in Albany, NY.

Salary in Albany, NYEquivalent in Philadelphia, PATake-home in NYTake-home in PA
$50,000$51,501$3,280/mo$3,498/mo
$75,000$77,251$4,758/mo$5,067/mo
$100,000$103,001$6,098/mo$6,511/mo
$150,000$154,502$8,733/mo$9,344/mo
$1,280Median rent, Albany, NY
$1,480Median rent, Philadelphia, PA

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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