Paycheck Atlas

Los Angeles, CA vs Houston, TX

Overall prices in Houston, TX run 13% lower than in Los Angeles, CA. To keep the same lifestyle you would need $87k in Houston, TX for every $100k you earn in Los Angeles, CA.

Salary in Los Angeles, CAEquivalent in Houston, TXTake-home in CATake-home in TX
$50,000$43,424$3,238/mo$3,089/mo
$75,000$65,135$4,695/mo$4,543/mo
$100,000$86,847$6,015/mo$5,827/mo
$150,000$130,271$8,608/mo$8,359/mo
$2,063Median rent, Los Angeles, CA
$1,430Median rent, Houston, 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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