Paycheck Atlas

San Jose, CA vs Portland, OR

Overall prices in Portland, OR run 5% lower than in San Jose, CA. To keep the same lifestyle you would need $95k in Portland, OR for every $100k you earn in San Jose, CA.

Salary in San Jose, CAEquivalent in Portland, ORTake-home in CATake-home in OR
$50,000$47,735$3,238/mo$3,040/mo
$75,000$71,603$4,695/mo$4,426/mo
$100,000$95,470$6,015/mo$5,657/mo
$150,000$143,205$8,608/mo$8,081/mo
$2,840Median rent, San Jose, CA
$1,724Median rent, Portland, OR

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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