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Austin, TX vs Sacramento, CA

Overall prices in Sacramento, CA run 9% higher than in Austin, TX. To keep the same lifestyle you would need $109k in Sacramento, CA for every $100k you earn in Austin, TX.

Salary in Austin, TXEquivalent in Sacramento, CATake-home in TXTake-home in CA
$50,000$54,387$3,530/mo$3,506/mo
$75,000$81,580$5,133/mo$5,043/mo
$100,000$108,774$6,598/mo$6,478/mo
$150,000$163,161$9,483/mo$9,280/mo
$1,726Median rent, Austin, TX
$1,819Median rent, Sacramento, 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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