Paycheck Atlas

Boston, MA vs San Francisco, CA

Overall prices in San Francisco, CA run 7% higher than in Boston, MA. To keep the same lifestyle you would need $107k in San Francisco, CA for every $100k you earn in Boston, MA.

Salary in Boston, MAEquivalent in San Francisco, CATake-home in MATake-home in CA
$50,000$53,393$3,321/mo$3,445/mo
$75,000$80,090$4,820/mo$4,964/mo
$100,000$106,786$6,182/mo$6,373/mo
$150,000$160,179$8,858/mo$9,128/mo
$2,023Median rent, Boston, MA
$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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