Paycheck Atlas

Sacramento, CA vs Los Angeles, CA

Overall prices in Los Angeles, CA run 6% higher than in Sacramento, CA. To keep the same lifestyle you would need $106k in Los Angeles, CA for every $100k you earn in Sacramento, CA.

Salary in Sacramento, CAEquivalent in Los Angeles, CATake-home in CATake-home in CA
$50,000$53,232$3,238/mo$3,435/mo
$75,000$79,849$4,695/mo$4,951/mo
$100,000$106,465$6,015/mo$6,356/mo
$150,000$159,697$8,608/mo$9,103/mo
$1,819Median rent, Sacramento, CA
$2,063Median rent, Los Angeles, CA

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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