Paycheck Atlas

San Jose, CA vs Houston, TX

Overall prices in Houston, TX run 11% lower than in San Jose, CA. To keep the same lifestyle you would need $89k in Houston, TX for every $100k you earn in San Jose, CA.

Salary in San Jose, CAEquivalent in Houston, TXTake-home in CATake-home in TX
$50,000$44,660$3,238/mo$3,172/mo
$75,000$66,989$4,695/mo$4,663/mo
$100,000$89,319$6,015/mo$5,972/mo
$150,000$133,979$8,608/mo$8,570/mo
$2,840Median rent, San Jose, 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.

Compare the other way: Houston, TX vs San Jose, CA