Paycheck Atlas

Denver, CO vs San Francisco, CA

Overall prices in San Francisco, CA run 9% higher than in Denver, CO. To keep the same lifestyle you would need $109k in San Francisco, CA for every $100k you earn in Denver, CO.

Salary in Denver, COEquivalent in San Francisco, CATake-home in COTake-home in CA
$50,000$54,647$3,346/mo$3,522/mo
$75,000$81,970$4,858/mo$5,063/mo
$100,000$109,294$6,232/mo$6,506/mo
$150,000$163,940$8,933/mo$9,320/mo
$1,874Median rent, Denver, CO
$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.

Compare the other way: San Francisco, CA vs Denver, CO