Paycheck Atlas

Baton Rouge, LA vs Houston, TX

Overall prices in Houston, TX run 9% higher than in Baton Rouge, LA. To keep the same lifestyle you would need $109k in Houston, TX for every $100k you earn in Baton Rouge, LA.

Salary in Baton Rouge, LAEquivalent in Houston, TXTake-home in LATake-home in TX
$50,000$54,323$3,405/mo$3,819/mo
$75,000$81,485$4,945/mo$5,513/mo
$100,000$108,646$6,348/mo$7,105/mo
$150,000$162,969$9,108/mo$10,221/mo
$1,135Median rent, Baton Rouge, LA
$1,430Median rent, Houston, TX

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: Houston, TX vs Baton Rouge, LA