Paycheck Atlas

Birmingham, AL vs Los Angeles, CA

Overall prices in Los Angeles, CA run 24% higher than in Birmingham, AL. To keep the same lifestyle you would need $124k in Los Angeles, CA for every $100k you earn in Birmingham, AL.

Salary in Birmingham, ALEquivalent in Los Angeles, CATake-home in ALTake-home in CA
$50,000$61,960$3,342/mo$3,969/mo
$75,000$92,941$4,851/mo$5,642/mo
$100,000$123,921$6,223/mo$7,274/mo
$150,000$185,881$8,920/mo$10,449/mo
$1,172Median rent, Birmingham, AL
$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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