Paycheck Atlas

New York, NY vs Los Angeles, CA

Overall prices in Los Angeles, CA run 1% higher than in New York, NY. To keep the same lifestyle you would need $101k in Los Angeles, CA for every $100k you earn in New York, NY.

Salary in New York, NYEquivalent in Los Angeles, CATake-home in NYTake-home in CA
$50,000$50,446$3,280/mo$3,265/mo
$75,000$75,668$4,758/mo$4,730/mo
$100,000$100,891$6,098/mo$6,062/mo
$150,000$151,337$8,733/mo$8,676/mo
$1,830Median rent, New York, NY
$2,063Median rent, Los Angeles, CA

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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