Paycheck Atlas

Houston, TX vs Los Angeles, CA

Overall prices in Los Angeles, CA run 15% higher than in Houston, TX. To keep the same lifestyle you would need $115k in Los Angeles, CA for every $100k you earn in Houston, TX.

Salary in Houston, TXEquivalent in Los Angeles, CATake-home in TXTake-home in CA
$50,000$57,572$3,530/mo$3,701/mo
$75,000$86,358$5,133/mo$5,295/mo
$100,000$115,145$6,598/mo$6,815/mo
$150,000$172,717$9,483/mo$9,769/mo
$1,430Median rent, Houston, TX
$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 Houston, TX