Paycheck Atlas

San Francisco, CA vs Boston, MA

Overall prices in Boston, MA run 6% lower than in San Francisco, CA. To keep the same lifestyle you would need $94k in Boston, MA for every $100k you earn in San Francisco, CA.

Salary in San Francisco, CAEquivalent in Boston, MATake-home in CATake-home in MA
$50,000$46,823$3,238/mo$3,122/mo
$75,000$70,234$4,695/mo$4,561/mo
$100,000$93,645$6,015/mo$5,836/mo
$150,000$140,468$8,608/mo$8,354/mo
$2,474Median rent, San Francisco, CA
$2,023Median rent, Boston, MA

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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