Paycheck Atlas

Phoenix, AZ vs Los Angeles, CA

Overall prices in Los Angeles, CA run 10% higher than in Phoenix, AZ. To keep the same lifestyle you would need $110k in Los Angeles, CA for every $100k you earn in Phoenix, AZ.

Salary in Phoenix, AZEquivalent in Los Angeles, CATake-home in AZTake-home in CA
$50,000$54,961$3,425/mo$3,541/mo
$75,000$82,441$4,976/mo$5,088/mo
$100,000$109,921$6,390/mo$6,539/mo
$150,000$164,882$9,170/mo$9,368/mo
$1,702Median rent, Phoenix, AZ
$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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