Paycheck Atlas

Houston, TX vs San Francisco, CA

Overall prices in San Francisco, CA run 17% higher than in Houston, TX. To keep the same lifestyle you would need $117k in San Francisco, CA for every $100k you earn in Houston, TX.

Salary in Houston, TXEquivalent in San Francisco, CATake-home in TXTake-home in CA
$50,000$58,610$3,530/mo$3,764/mo
$75,000$87,915$5,133/mo$5,377/mo
$100,000$117,220$6,598/mo$6,924/mo
$150,000$175,830$9,483/mo$9,928/mo
$1,430Median rent, Houston, TX
$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 Houston, TX