Paycheck Atlas

Portland, OR vs Boston, MA

Overall prices in Boston, MA run 3% higher than in Portland, OR. To keep the same lifestyle you would need $103k in Boston, MA for every $100k you earn in Portland, OR.

Salary in Portland, OREquivalent in Boston, MATake-home in ORTake-home in MA
$50,000$51,349$3,175/mo$3,406/mo
$75,000$77,024$4,601/mo$4,930/mo
$100,000$102,699$5,890/mo$6,329/mo
$150,000$154,048$8,420/mo$9,071/mo
$1,724Median rent, Portland, OR
$2,023Median rent, Boston, MA

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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