- A $75,000 salary may not feel like a lot in New York City, but it could get you far elsewhere.
- We used Bankrate's cost of living calculator to find the equivalent of a $75,000 NYC salary in some of the biggest US cities.
- For example, a $75,000 salary in Manhattan is equal to $121,561 in Los Angeles.
A $75,000 salary may not feel like a lot in New York City, but it could get you far elsewhere.
To find out what $75,000 is worth in other US cities, we used Bankrate's cost of living calculator, a tool that's helpful if you're moving to a new city and want to see what how far your current income will go.
The United States Office of Management and Budget has a list of the country's biggest metros. We pulled the top 25 and plugged them into Bankrate's cost of living calculator, using a $75,000 income in Manhattan as the constant variable. The calculator did not provide data for some big metros, including Riverside, California.
Below, see how much more a $75,000 salary in New York will get you in 25 other cities.
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25. San Francisco, California
What a $75,000 NYC salary is equivalent to: $96,684
24. Washington, DC
What a $75,000 NYC salary is equivalent to: $116,178
23. San Diego, California
What a $75,000 NYC salary is equivalent to: $117,783
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