Paycheck Atlas

Los Angeles, CA vs Boston, MA

Overall prices in Boston, MA run 5% lower than in Los Angeles, CA. To keep the same lifestyle you would need $95k in Boston, MA for every $100k you earn in Los Angeles, CA.

Salary in Los Angeles, CAEquivalent in Boston, MATake-home in CATake-home in MA
$50,000$47,667$3,238/mo$3,175/mo
$75,000$71,500$4,695/mo$4,630/mo
$100,000$95,333$6,015/mo$5,928/mo
$150,000$143,000$8,608/mo$8,488/mo
$2,063Median rent, Los Angeles, CA
$2,023Median rent, Boston, MA

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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