Paycheck Atlas

Houston, TX vs San Jose, CA

Overall prices in San Jose, CA run 12% higher than in Houston, TX. To keep the same lifestyle you would need $112k in San Jose, CA for every $100k you earn in Houston, TX.

Salary in Houston, TXEquivalent in San Jose, CATake-home in TXTake-home in CA
$50,000$55,979$3,530/mo$3,603/mo
$75,000$83,968$5,133/mo$5,169/mo
$100,000$111,958$6,598/mo$6,646/mo
$150,000$167,937$9,483/mo$9,525/mo
$1,430Median rent, Houston, TX
$2,840Median rent, San Jose, 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.

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