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Milwaukee, WI vs Austin, TX

Overall prices in Austin, TX run 1% higher than in Milwaukee, WI. To keep the same lifestyle you would need $101k in Austin, TX for every $100k you earn in Milwaukee, WI.

Salary in Milwaukee, WIEquivalent in Austin, TXTake-home in WITake-home in TX
$50,000$50,582$3,309/mo$3,569/mo
$75,000$75,874$4,801/mo$5,184/mo
$100,000$101,165$6,157/mo$6,667/mo
$150,000$151,747$8,820/mo$9,582/mo
$1,139Median rent, Milwaukee, WI
$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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