Paycheck Atlas

San Francisco, CA vs Birmingham, AL

Overall prices in Birmingham, AL run 21% lower than in San Francisco, CA. To keep the same lifestyle you would need $79k in Birmingham, AL for every $100k you earn in San Francisco, CA.

Salary in San Francisco, CAEquivalent in Birmingham, ALTake-home in CATake-home in AL
$50,000$39,634$3,238/mo$2,687/mo
$75,000$59,451$4,695/mo$3,939/mo
$100,000$79,268$6,015/mo$5,086/mo
$150,000$118,902$8,608/mo$7,261/mo
$2,474Median rent, San Francisco, CA
$1,172Median rent, Birmingham, AL

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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