Paycheck Atlas

Sacramento, CA vs Houston, TX

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

Salary in Sacramento, CAEquivalent in Houston, TXTake-home in CATake-home in TX
$50,000$46,231$3,238/mo$3,277/mo
$75,000$69,346$4,695/mo$4,801/mo
$100,000$92,462$6,015/mo$6,156/mo
$150,000$138,693$8,608/mo$8,839/mo
$1,819Median rent, Sacramento, CA
$1,430Median rent, Houston, 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.

Compare the other way: Houston, TX vs Sacramento, CA