Paycheck Atlas

Phoenix, AZ vs Sacramento, CA

Overall prices in Sacramento, CA run 3% higher than in Phoenix, AZ. To keep the same lifestyle you would need $103k in Sacramento, CA for every $100k you earn in Phoenix, AZ.

Salary in Phoenix, AZEquivalent in Sacramento, CATake-home in AZTake-home in CA
$50,000$51,623$3,425/mo$3,337/mo
$75,000$77,435$4,976/mo$4,824/mo
$100,000$103,246$6,390/mo$6,186/mo
$150,000$154,870$9,170/mo$8,857/mo
$1,702Median rent, Phoenix, AZ
$1,819Median rent, Sacramento, 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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