Paycheck Atlas

Baltimore, MD vs San Francisco, CA

Overall prices in San Francisco, CA run 11% higher than in Baltimore, MD. To keep the same lifestyle you would need $111k in San Francisco, CA for every $100k you earn in Baltimore, MD.

Salary in Baltimore, MDEquivalent in San Francisco, CATake-home in MDTake-home in CA
$50,000$55,324$3,280/mo$3,563/mo
$75,000$82,986$4,758/mo$5,117/mo
$100,000$110,648$6,098/mo$6,577/mo
$150,000$165,972$8,733/mo$9,424/mo
$1,611Median rent, Baltimore, MD
$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.

Compare the other way: San Francisco, CA vs Baltimore, MD