Paycheck Atlas

Los Angeles, CA vs Birmingham, AL

Overall prices in Birmingham, AL run 19% lower than in Los Angeles, CA. To keep the same lifestyle you would need $81k in Birmingham, AL for every $100k you earn in Los Angeles, CA.

Salary in Los Angeles, CAEquivalent in Birmingham, ALTake-home in CATake-home in AL
$50,000$40,348$3,238/mo$2,732/mo
$75,000$60,523$4,695/mo$4,007/mo
$100,000$80,697$6,015/mo$5,164/mo
$150,000$121,045$8,608/mo$7,378/mo
$2,063Median rent, Los Angeles, CA
$1,172Median rent, Birmingham, AL

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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