Paycheck Atlas

Sacramento, CA vs Boston, MA

Overall prices in Boston, MA run 1% higher than in Sacramento, CA. To keep the same lifestyle you would need $101k in Boston, MA for every $100k you earn in Sacramento, CA.

Salary in Sacramento, CAEquivalent in Boston, MATake-home in CATake-home in MA
$50,000$50,748$3,238/mo$3,368/mo
$75,000$76,122$4,695/mo$4,881/mo
$100,000$101,496$6,015/mo$6,263/mo
$150,000$152,244$8,608/mo$8,976/mo
$1,819Median rent, Sacramento, CA
$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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