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Seattle, WA vs Austin, TX

Overall prices in Austin, TX run 12% lower than in Seattle, WA. To keep the same lifestyle you would need $88k in Austin, TX for every $100k you earn in Seattle, WA.

Salary in Seattle, WAEquivalent in Austin, TXTake-home in WATake-home in TX
$50,000$44,121$3,530/mo$3,136/mo
$75,000$66,182$5,133/mo$4,613/mo
$100,000$88,242$6,598/mo$5,909/mo
$150,000$132,363$9,483/mo$8,478/mo
$2,000Median rent, Seattle, WA
$1,726Median rent, Austin, 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.

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