Paycheck Atlas

Birmingham, AL vs New Orleans, LA

Overall prices in New Orleans, LA run 1% higher than in Birmingham, AL. To keep the same lifestyle you would need $101k in New Orleans, LA for every $100k you earn in Birmingham, AL.

Salary in Birmingham, ALEquivalent in New Orleans, LATake-home in ALTake-home in LA
$50,000$50,520$3,342/mo$3,438/mo
$75,000$75,780$4,851/mo$4,989/mo
$100,000$101,040$6,223/mo$6,407/mo
$150,000$151,560$8,920/mo$9,193/mo
$1,172Median rent, Birmingham, AL
$1,217Median rent, New Orleans, LA

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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