Paycheck Atlas

Sacramento, CA vs Birmingham, AL

Overall prices in Birmingham, AL run 14% lower than in Sacramento, CA. To keep the same lifestyle you would need $86k in Birmingham, AL for every $100k you earn in Sacramento, CA.

Salary in Sacramento, CAEquivalent in Birmingham, ALTake-home in CATake-home in AL
$50,000$42,957$3,238/mo$2,897/mo
$75,000$64,435$4,695/mo$4,255/mo
$100,000$85,914$6,015/mo$5,450/mo
$150,000$128,870$8,608/mo$7,796/mo
$1,819Median rent, Sacramento, CA
$1,172Median rent, Birmingham, AL

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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