Paycheck Atlas

Houston, TX vs Baton Rouge, LA

Overall prices in Baton Rouge, LA run 8% lower than in Houston, TX. To keep the same lifestyle you would need $92k in Baton Rouge, LA for every $100k you earn in Houston, TX.

Salary in Houston, TXEquivalent in Baton Rouge, LATake-home in TXTake-home in LA
$50,000$46,021$3,530/mo$3,148/mo
$75,000$69,031$5,133/mo$4,610/mo
$100,000$92,042$6,598/mo$5,902/mo
$150,000$138,063$9,483/mo$8,458/mo
$1,430Median rent, Houston, TX
$1,135Median rent, Baton Rouge, 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.

Compare the other way: Baton Rouge, LA vs Houston, TX