Paycheck Atlas

Los Angeles, CA vs Austin, TX

Overall prices in Austin, TX run 14% lower than in Los Angeles, CA. To keep the same lifestyle you would need $86k in Austin, TX for every $100k you earn in Los Angeles, CA.

Salary in Los Angeles, CAEquivalent in Austin, TXTake-home in CATake-home in TX
$50,000$43,176$3,238/mo$3,073/mo
$75,000$64,764$4,695/mo$4,518/mo
$100,000$86,352$6,015/mo$5,798/mo
$150,000$129,527$8,608/mo$8,316/mo
$2,063Median rent, Los Angeles, CA
$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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