Paycheck Atlas

San Francisco, CA vs Houston, TX

Overall prices in Houston, TX run 15% lower than in San Francisco, CA. To keep the same lifestyle you would need $85k in Houston, TX for every $100k you earn in San Francisco, CA.

Salary in San Francisco, CAEquivalent in Houston, TXTake-home in CATake-home in TX
$50,000$42,655$3,238/mo$3,038/mo
$75,000$63,982$4,695/mo$4,466/mo
$100,000$85,310$6,015/mo$5,737/mo
$150,000$127,964$8,608/mo$8,227/mo
$2,474Median rent, San Francisco, 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.

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