Paycheck Atlas

Kansas City, MO vs Austin, TX

Overall prices in Austin, TX run 6% higher than in Kansas City, MO. To keep the same lifestyle you would need $106k in Austin, TX for every $100k you earn in Kansas City, MO.

Salary in Kansas City, MOEquivalent in Austin, TXTake-home in MOTake-home in TX
$50,000$52,984$3,334/mo$3,729/mo
$75,000$79,476$4,839/mo$5,395/mo
$100,000$105,968$6,207/mo$6,948/mo
$150,000$158,952$8,895/mo$9,992/mo
$1,249Median rent, Kansas City, MO
$1,726Median rent, Austin, TX

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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