Paycheck Atlas

San Jose, CA vs St. Louis, MO

Overall prices in St. Louis, MO run 14% lower than in San Jose, CA. To keep the same lifestyle you would need $86k in St. Louis, MO for every $100k you earn in San Jose, CA.

Salary in San Jose, CAEquivalent in St. Louis, MOTake-home in CATake-home in MO
$50,000$43,056$3,238/mo$2,896/mo
$75,000$64,584$4,695/mo$4,253/mo
$100,000$86,112$6,015/mo$5,447/mo
$150,000$129,169$8,608/mo$7,790/mo
$2,840Median rent, San Jose, 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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