Paycheck Atlas

San Francisco, CA vs Los Angeles, CA

Overall prices in Los Angeles, CA run 2% lower than in San Francisco, CA. To keep the same lifestyle you would need $98k in Los Angeles, CA for every $100k you earn in San Francisco, CA.

Salary in San Francisco, CAEquivalent in Los Angeles, CATake-home in CATake-home in CA
$50,000$49,115$3,238/mo$3,184/mo
$75,000$73,672$4,695/mo$4,625/mo
$100,000$98,229$6,015/mo$5,922/mo
$150,000$147,344$8,608/mo$8,472/mo
$2,474Median rent, San Francisco, CA
$2,063Median rent, Los Angeles, CA

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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