Paycheck Atlas

San Francisco, CA vs St. Louis, MO

Overall prices in St. Louis, MO run 18% lower than in San Francisco, CA. To keep the same lifestyle you would need $82k in St. Louis, MO for every $100k you earn in San Francisco, CA.

Salary in San Francisco, CAEquivalent in St. Louis, MOTake-home in CATake-home in MO
$50,000$41,123$3,238/mo$2,774/mo
$75,000$61,685$4,695/mo$4,070/mo
$100,000$82,247$6,015/mo$5,235/mo
$150,000$123,370$8,608/mo$7,483/mo
$2,474Median rent, San Francisco, CA
$1,113Median rent, St. Louis, MO

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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