Paycheck Atlas

New York, NY vs Birmingham, AL

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

Salary in New York, NYEquivalent in Birmingham, ALTake-home in NYTake-home in AL
$50,000$40,708$3,280/mo$2,755/mo
$75,000$61,062$4,758/mo$4,041/mo
$100,000$81,416$6,098/mo$5,204/mo
$150,000$122,124$8,733/mo$7,437/mo
$1,830Median rent, New York, NY
$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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