Paycheck Atlas

San Francisco, CA vs Sacramento, CA

Overall prices in Sacramento, CA run 8% lower than in San Francisco, CA. To keep the same lifestyle you would need $92k in Sacramento, CA for every $100k you earn in San Francisco, CA.

Salary in San Francisco, CAEquivalent in Sacramento, CATake-home in CATake-home in CA
$50,000$46,132$3,238/mo$3,002/mo
$75,000$69,199$4,695/mo$4,389/mo
$100,000$92,265$6,015/mo$5,607/mo
$150,000$138,397$8,608/mo$8,014/mo
$2,474Median rent, San Francisco, CA
$1,819Median rent, Sacramento, 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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