Paycheck Atlas

Denver, CO vs Los Angeles, CA

Overall prices in Los Angeles, CA run 7% higher than in Denver, CO. To keep the same lifestyle you would need $107k in Los Angeles, CA for every $100k you earn in Denver, CO.

Salary in Denver, COEquivalent in Los Angeles, CATake-home in COTake-home in CA
$50,000$53,679$3,346/mo$3,463/mo
$75,000$80,519$4,858/mo$4,987/mo
$100,000$107,359$6,232/mo$6,403/mo
$150,000$161,038$8,933/mo$9,172/mo
$1,874Median rent, Denver, CO
$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.

Compare the other way: Los Angeles, CA vs Denver, CO