ARIZONA’S by the NUMBERS
FROM ONE PAYCHECK TO THE NEXT Want to know how living in Phoenix or Tucson compares to other cities in terms of how far your paycheck will get you? Assuming a $60,000 salary in the city you’re moving from and that you’d own a house in in one of the cities, we used a salary/cost of living calculator to help us figure out the rest. For example, if you made $60,000 after taxes in Los Angeles, CA, you’d need to make just $41,526 in Phoenix and $41,287 in Tucson to maintain the same standard of l iving. Here are the results:
Assuming a $60,000/year salary ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
If you’re moving
In PHX you’d need to make…
If you’re moving
In PHX you’d need to make…
from here…
from here….
Atlanta
$61,594
Los Angeles
$41,526
Baton Rouge
$64,582
Miami
$51,891
Boston
$41,804
Minneapolis
$63,276
Chicago
$52,020
New York City
$36,173
Cleveland
$66,645
Pittsburgh
$62,331
Dallas
$61,054
Portland
$50,346
Denver
$56,633
Raleigh
$65,120
Detroit
$60,000
San Franciso
$35,000
Houston
$67,948
Seattle
$41,748
Las Vegas
$61,960
St. Louis
$72,514
Source: Bankrate.com
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