Paycheck Atlas

Sacramento, CA vs Seattle, WA

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

Salary in Sacramento, CAEquivalent in Seattle, WATake-home in CATake-home in WA
$50,000$52,092$3,238/mo$3,670/mo
$75,000$78,138$4,695/mo$5,317/mo
$100,000$104,184$6,015/mo$6,844/mo
$150,000$156,276$8,608/mo$9,840/mo
$1,819Median rent, Sacramento, CA
$2,000Median rent, Seattle, WA

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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