Paycheck Atlas

St. Louis, MO vs Houston, TX

Overall prices in Houston, TX run 4% higher than in St. Louis, MO. To keep the same lifestyle you would need $104k in Houston, TX for every $100k you earn in St. Louis, MO.

Salary in St. Louis, MOEquivalent in Houston, TXTake-home in MOTake-home in TX
$50,000$51,862$3,334/mo$3,654/mo
$75,000$77,793$4,839/mo$5,296/mo
$100,000$103,724$6,207/mo$6,817/mo
$150,000$155,586$8,895/mo$9,801/mo
$1,113Median rent, St. Louis, MO
$1,430Median rent, Houston, 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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