Paycheck Atlas

St. Louis, MO vs San Francisco, CA

Overall prices in San Francisco, CA run 22% higher than in St. Louis, MO. To keep the same lifestyle you would need $122k in San Francisco, CA for every $100k you earn in St. Louis, MO.

Salary in St. Louis, MOEquivalent in San Francisco, CATake-home in MOTake-home in CA
$50,000$60,793$3,334/mo$3,898/mo
$75,000$91,189$4,839/mo$5,550/mo
$100,000$121,585$6,207/mo$7,155/mo
$150,000$182,378$8,895/mo$10,263/mo
$1,113Median rent, St. Louis, MO
$2,474Median rent, San Francisco, 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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