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Salt Lake City, UT vs San Jose, CA

Overall prices in San Jose, CA run 9% higher than in Salt Lake City, UT. To keep the same lifestyle you would need $109k in San Jose, CA for every $100k you earn in Salt Lake City, UT.

Salary in Salt Lake City, UTEquivalent in San Jose, CATake-home in UTTake-home in CA
$50,000$54,736$3,342/mo$3,527/mo
$75,000$82,105$4,851/mo$5,070/mo
$100,000$109,473$6,223/mo$6,515/mo
$150,000$164,209$8,920/mo$9,334/mo
$1,583Median rent, Salt Lake City, UT
$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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