Paycheck Atlas

San Diego, CA vs Houston, TX

Overall prices in Houston, TX run 12% lower than in San Diego, CA. To keep the same lifestyle you would need $88k in Houston, TX for every $100k you earn in San Diego, CA.

Salary in San Diego, CAEquivalent in Houston, TXTake-home in CATake-home in TX
$50,000$44,075$3,238/mo$3,133/mo
$75,000$66,113$4,695/mo$4,608/mo
$100,000$88,151$6,015/mo$5,904/mo
$150,000$132,226$8,608/mo$8,470/mo
$2,246Median rent, San Diego, CA
$1,430Median rent, Houston, TX

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: Houston, TX vs San Diego, CA