Paycheck Atlas

San Francisco, CA vs Raleigh, NC

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

Salary in San Francisco, CAEquivalent in Raleigh, NCTake-home in CATake-home in NC
$50,000$42,451$3,238/mo$2,874/mo
$75,000$63,676$4,695/mo$4,220/mo
$100,000$84,901$6,015/mo$5,412/mo
$150,000$127,352$8,608/mo$7,742/mo
$2,474Median rent, San Francisco, CA
$1,573Median rent, Raleigh, NC

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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