Paycheck Atlas

Austin, TX vs Los Angeles, CA

Overall prices in Los Angeles, CA run 16% higher than in Austin, TX. To keep the same lifestyle you would need $116k in Los Angeles, CA for every $100k you earn in Austin, TX.

Salary in Austin, TXEquivalent in Los Angeles, CATake-home in TXTake-home in CA
$50,000$57,903$3,530/mo$3,721/mo
$75,000$86,854$5,133/mo$5,321/mo
$100,000$115,806$6,598/mo$6,849/mo
$150,000$173,709$9,483/mo$9,820/mo
$1,726Median rent, Austin, TX
$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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