Paycheck Atlas

Houston, TX vs Sacramento, CA

Overall prices in Sacramento, CA run 8% higher than in Houston, TX. To keep the same lifestyle you would need $108k in Sacramento, CA for every $100k you earn in Houston, TX.

Salary in Houston, TXEquivalent in Sacramento, CATake-home in TXTake-home in CA
$50,000$54,076$3,530/mo$3,487/mo
$75,000$81,115$5,133/mo$5,018/mo
$100,000$108,153$6,598/mo$6,445/mo
$150,000$162,229$9,483/mo$9,233/mo
$1,430Median rent, Houston, TX
$1,819Median rent, Sacramento, 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: Sacramento, CA vs Houston, TX