Paycheck Atlas

Austin, TX vs San Francisco, CA

Overall prices in San Francisco, CA run 18% higher than in Austin, TX. To keep the same lifestyle you would need $118k in San Francisco, CA for every $100k you earn in Austin, TX.

Salary in Austin, TXEquivalent in San Francisco, CATake-home in TXTake-home in CA
$50,000$58,947$3,530/mo$3,785/mo
$75,000$88,420$5,133/mo$5,404/mo
$100,000$117,893$6,598/mo$6,960/mo
$150,000$176,840$9,483/mo$9,980/mo
$1,726Median rent, Austin, TX
$2,474Median rent, San Francisco, 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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