Paycheck Atlas

San Diego, CA vs Charlotte, NC

Overall prices in Charlotte, NC run 13% lower than in San Diego, CA. To keep the same lifestyle you would need $87k in Charlotte, NC for every $100k you earn in San Diego, CA.

Salary in San Diego, CAEquivalent in Charlotte, NCTake-home in CATake-home in NC
$50,000$43,503$3,238/mo$2,940/mo
$75,000$65,254$4,695/mo$4,320/mo
$100,000$87,006$6,015/mo$5,528/mo
$150,000$130,508$8,608/mo$7,910/mo
$2,246Median rent, San Diego, CA
$1,473Median rent, Charlotte, NC

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: Charlotte, NC vs San Diego, CA