Paycheck Atlas

Seattle, WA vs Los Angeles, CA

Overall prices in Los Angeles, CA run 2% higher than in Seattle, WA. To keep the same lifestyle you would need $102k in Los Angeles, CA for every $100k you earn in Seattle, WA.

Salary in Seattle, WAEquivalent in Los Angeles, CATake-home in WATake-home in CA
$50,000$51,095$3,530/mo$3,305/mo
$75,000$76,642$5,133/mo$4,782/mo
$100,000$102,189$6,598/mo$6,131/mo
$150,000$153,284$9,483/mo$8,775/mo
$2,000Median rent, Seattle, WA
$2,063Median rent, Los Angeles, 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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