Paycheck Atlas

Sacramento, CA vs Austin, TX

Overall prices in Austin, TX run 8% lower than in Sacramento, CA. To keep the same lifestyle you would need $92k in Austin, TX for every $100k you earn in Sacramento, CA.

Salary in Sacramento, CAEquivalent in Austin, TXTake-home in CATake-home in TX
$50,000$45,967$3,238/mo$3,260/mo
$75,000$68,951$4,695/mo$4,778/mo
$100,000$91,934$6,015/mo$6,125/mo
$150,000$137,901$8,608/mo$8,793/mo
$1,819Median rent, Sacramento, CA
$1,726Median rent, Austin, TX

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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