Paycheck Atlas

Sacramento, CA vs San Jose, CA

Overall prices in San Jose, CA run 4% higher than in Sacramento, CA. To keep the same lifestyle you would need $104k in San Jose, CA for every $100k you earn in Sacramento, CA.

Salary in Sacramento, CAEquivalent in San Jose, CATake-home in CATake-home in CA
$50,000$51,759$3,238/mo$3,345/mo
$75,000$77,639$4,695/mo$4,835/mo
$100,000$103,518$6,015/mo$6,201/mo
$150,000$155,277$8,608/mo$8,877/mo
$1,819Median rent, Sacramento, CA
$2,840Median rent, San Jose, 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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