Paycheck Atlas

Houston, TX vs St. Louis, MO

Overall prices in St. Louis, MO run 4% lower than in Houston, TX. To keep the same lifestyle you would need $96k in St. Louis, MO for every $100k you earn in Houston, TX.

Salary in Houston, TXEquivalent in St. Louis, MOTake-home in TXTake-home in MO
$50,000$48,205$3,530/mo$3,221/mo
$75,000$72,307$5,133/mo$4,692/mo
$100,000$96,410$6,598/mo$6,010/mo
$150,000$144,615$9,483/mo$8,609/mo
$1,430Median rent, Houston, TX
$1,113Median rent, St. Louis, MO

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: St. Louis, MO vs Houston, TX