Paycheck Atlas

San Diego, CA vs St. Louis, MO

Overall prices in St. Louis, MO run 15% lower than in San Diego, CA. To keep the same lifestyle you would need $85k in St. Louis, MO for every $100k you earn in San Diego, CA.

Salary in San Diego, CAEquivalent in St. Louis, MOTake-home in CATake-home in MO
$50,000$42,493$3,238/mo$2,860/mo
$75,000$63,739$4,695/mo$4,200/mo
$100,000$84,986$6,015/mo$5,385/mo
$150,000$127,479$8,608/mo$7,701/mo
$2,246Median rent, San Diego, CA
$1,113Median rent, St. Louis, MO

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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