Paycheck Atlas

San Jose, CA vs San Diego, CA

Overall prices in San Diego, CA run 1% higher than in San Jose, CA. To keep the same lifestyle you would need $101k in San Diego, CA for every $100k you earn in San Jose, CA.

Salary in San Jose, CAEquivalent in San Diego, CATake-home in CATake-home in CA
$50,000$50,663$3,238/mo$3,278/mo
$75,000$75,994$4,695/mo$4,748/mo
$100,000$101,326$6,015/mo$6,085/mo
$150,000$151,989$8,608/mo$8,709/mo
$2,840Median rent, San Jose, CA
$2,246Median rent, San Diego, 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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