Where can I afford to live on $140,000?

387 of 387 metros keep rent within 30% of $140,000 and leave at least $500 a month. One adult, one bedroom, the same gross pay everywhere. Ranked by what is left after tax and rent.

$130,000 $150,000 All salaries

#	Metro	Left each month	Rent	Rent share	Comfortable
1	Lubbock, TXSalary needed Costs	$6,176	$817	7%	Yes
2	Wichita Falls, TXSalary needed Costs	$6,166	$864	7%	Yes
3	McAllen, TXSalary needed Costs	$6,160	$863	7%	Yes
4	Longview, TXSalary needed Costs	$6,153	$832	7%	Yes
5	Amarillo, TXSalary needed Costs	$6,133	$854	7%	Yes
6	Texarkana, TXSalary needed Costs	$6,116	$877	8%	Yes
7	Fargo, NDSalary needed Costs	$6,089	$885	8%	Yes
8	Killeen, TXSalary needed Costs	$6,087	$932	8%	Yes
9	Laredo, TXSalary needed Costs	$6,084	$901	8%	Yes
10	Morristown, TNSalary needed Costs	$6,073	$879	8%	Yes
11	Sherman, TXSalary needed Costs	$6,070	$959	8%	Yes
12	Eagle Pass, TXSalary needed Costs	$6,057	$928	8%	Yes
13	El Paso, TXSalary needed Costs	$6,045	$1,008	9%	Yes
14	Beaumont, TXSalary needed Costs	$6,036	$949	8%	Yes
15	Grand Forks, NDSalary needed Costs	$6,030	$924	8%	Yes
16	Sioux Falls, SDSalary needed Costs	$6,030	$982	8%	Yes
17	Brownsville, TXSalary needed Costs	$6,025	$979	8%	Yes
18	Kingsport, TNSalary needed Costs	$6,024	$932	8%	Yes
19	College Station, TXSalary needed Costs	$6,021	$1,016	9%	Yes
20	Victoria, TXSalary needed Costs	$6,016	$972	8%	Yes
21	Johnson City, TNSalary needed Costs	$6,007	$969	8%	Yes
22	San Angelo, TXSalary needed Costs	$6,001	$1,014	9%	Yes
23	Ames, IASalary needed Costs	$5,997	$760	7%	Yes
24	Tyler, TXSalary needed Costs	$5,987	$1,024	9%	Yes
25	Clarksville, TNSalary needed Costs	$5,970	$984	8%	Yes
26	Memphis, TNSalary needed Costs	$5,957	$1,045	9%	Yes
27	Rapid City, SDSalary needed Costs	$5,946	$1,138	10%	Yes
28	Minot, NDSalary needed Costs	$5,928	$1,010	9%	Yes
29	Davenport, IASalary needed Costs	$5,927	$740	6%	Yes
30	Waterloo, IASalary needed Costs	$5,916	$788	7%	Yes
31	Corpus Christi, TXSalary needed Costs	$5,914	$1,072	9%	Yes
32	Dubuque, IASalary needed Costs	$5,912	$806	7%	Yes
33	Alexandria, LASalary needed Costs	$5,905	$803	7%	Yes
34	Sebring, FLSalary needed Costs	$5,903	$975	8%	Yes
35	Waco, TXSalary needed Costs	$5,898	$1,108	9%	Yes
36	Cleveland, TNSalary needed Costs	$5,893	$1,070	9%	Yes
37	Iowa City, IASalary needed Costs	$5,892	$911	8%	Yes
38	San Antonio, TXSalary needed Costs	$5,892	$1,049	9%	Yes
39	Bismarck, NDSalary needed Costs	$5,864	$1,084	9%	Yes
40	Cape Girardeau, MOSalary needed Costs	$5,864	$721	6%	Yes
41	Jefferson City, MOSalary needed Costs	$5,856	$742	6%	Yes
42	Chattanooga, TNSalary needed Costs	$5,845	$1,137	10%	Yes
43	Jackson, TNSalary needed Costs	$5,842	$1,128	10%	Yes
44	Cheyenne, WYSalary needed Costs	$5,839	$1,021	9%	Yes
45	St. Joseph, MOSalary needed Costs	$5,830	$754	6%	Yes
46	Cedar Rapids, IASalary needed Costs	$5,825	$904	8%	Yes
47	Monroe, LASalary needed Costs	$5,825	$860	7%	Yes
48	Homosassa Springs, FLSalary needed Costs	$5,824	$1,089	9%	Yes
49	Wildwood, FLSalary needed Costs	$5,815	$1,155	10%	Yes
50	Odessa, TXSalary needed Costs	$5,807	$1,178	10%	Yes
51	Sierra Vista, AZSalary needed Costs	$5,799	$832	7%	Yes
52	Fort Smith, ARSalary needed Costs	$5,795	$776	7%	Yes
53	Tallahassee, FLSalary needed Costs	$5,793	$1,131	10%	Yes
54	Weirton, WVSalary needed Costs	$5,786	$594	5%	Yes
55	Casper, WYSalary needed Costs	$5,769	$1,107	9%	Yes
56	Spokane, WASalary needed Costs	$5,768	$1,187	10%	Yes
57	Hot Springs, ARSalary needed Costs	$5,766	$811	7%	Yes
58	Springfield, MOSalary needed Costs	$5,748	$865	7%	Yes
59	Jonesboro, ARSalary needed Costs	$5,740	$837	7%	Yes
60	Houston, TXSalary needed Costs	$5,732	$1,188	10%	Yes
61	Midland, TXSalary needed Costs	$5,731	$1,254	11%	Yes
62	Rocky Mount, NCSalary needed Costs	$5,727	$716	6%	Yes
63	Lawton, OKSalary needed Costs	$5,725	$811	7%	Yes
64	Mansfield, OHSalary needed Costs	$5,720	$684	6%	Yes
65	Little Rock, ARSalary needed Costs	$5,692	$906	8%	Yes
66	Tucson, AZSalary needed Costs	$5,690	$1,009	9%	Yes
67	Hammond, LASalary needed Costs	$5,687	$997	9%	Yes
68	Knoxville, TNSalary needed Costs	$5,686	$1,296	11%	Yes
69	Gadsden, ALSalary needed Costs	$5,684	$546	5%	Yes
70	Wausau, WISalary needed Costs	$5,684	$748	6%	Yes
71	Joplin, MOSalary needed Costs	$5,680	$906	8%	Yes
72	Youngstown, OHSalary needed Costs	$5,680	$741	6%	Yes
73	Enid, OKSalary needed Costs	$5,676	$815	7%	Yes
74	Jacksonville, FLSalary needed Costs	$5,675	$1,278	11%	Yes
75	Ocala, FLSalary needed Costs	$5,661	$1,226	11%	Yes
76	Decatur, ILSalary needed Costs	$5,659	$699	6%	Yes
77	Muncie, INSalary needed Costs	$5,656	$749	6%	Yes
78	Wheeling, WVSalary needed Costs	$5,656	$693	6%	Yes
79	Canton, OHSalary needed Costs	$5,654	$792	7%	Yes
80	Punta Gorda, FLSalary needed Costs	$5,654	$1,297	11%	Yes
81	Gainesville, FLSalary needed Costs	$5,649	$1,305	11%	Yes
82	Yakima, WASalary needed Costs	$5,647	$991	8%	Yes
83	Lafayette, LASalary needed Costs	$5,646	$1,052	9%	Yes
84	Des Moines, IASalary needed Costs	$5,644	$991	8%	Yes
85	Manhattan, KSSalary needed Costs	$5,644	$855	7%	Yes
86	Yuma, AZSalary needed Costs	$5,640	$951	8%	Yes
87	Austin, TXSalary needed Costs	$5,633	$1,221	10%	Yes
88	Parkersburg, WVSalary needed Costs	$5,632	$744	6%	Yes
89	Johnstown, PASalary needed Costs	$5,630	$722	6%	Yes
90	Terre Haute, INSalary needed Costs	$5,624	$759	7%	Yes
91	Baton Rouge, LASalary needed Costs	$5,622	$1,065	9%	Yes
92	Kokomo, INSalary needed Costs	$5,616	$766	7%	Yes
93	Houma, LASalary needed Costs	$5,613	$1,068	9%	Yes
94	Carson City, NVSalary needed Costs	$5,611	$1,293	11%	Yes
95	Dallas, TXSalary needed Costs	$5,611	$1,258	11%	Yes
96	Columbia, MOSalary needed Costs	$5,608	$1,020	9%	Yes
97	Shreveport, LASalary needed Costs	$5,608	$1,077	9%	Yes
98	Deltona, FLSalary needed Costs	$5,606	$1,324	11%	Yes
99	Pensacola, FLSalary needed Costs	$5,606	$1,337	11%	Yes
100	Walla Walla, WASalary needed Costs	$5,605	$1,150	10%	Yes
101	Albany, GASalary needed Costs	$5,593	$730	6%	Yes
102	Springfield, OHSalary needed Costs	$5,592	$829	7%	Yes
103	Las Cruces, NMSalary needed Costs	$5,583	$862	7%	Yes
104	Abilene, TXSalary needed Costs	$5,582	$1,421	12%	Yes
105	Champaign, ILSalary needed Costs	$5,579	$897	8%	Yes
106	Lincoln, NESalary needed Costs	$5,578	$993	9%	Yes
107	Sandusky, OHSalary needed Costs	$5,575	$830	7%	Yes
108	Sioux City, IASalary needed Costs	$5,574	$1,089	9%	Yes
109	Lakeland, FLSalary needed Costs	$5,572	$1,333	11%	Yes
110	Lake Havasu City, AZSalary needed Costs	$5,570	$1,039	9%	Yes
111	Wichita, KSSalary needed Costs	$5,564	$857	7%	Yes
112	Tulsa, OKSalary needed Costs	$5,563	$967	8%	Yes
113	Akron, OHSalary needed Costs	$5,562	$904	8%	Yes
114	Las Vegas, NVSalary needed Costs	$5,561	$1,267	11%	Yes
115	Huntington, WVSalary needed Costs	$5,559	$801	7%	Yes
116	Morgantown, WVSalary needed Costs	$5,556	$869	7%	Yes
117	La Crosse, WISalary needed Costs	$5,555	$894	8%	Yes
118	Erie, PASalary needed Costs	$5,553	$804	7%	Yes
119	Panama City, FLSalary needed Costs	$5,553	$1,328	11%	Yes
120	Green Bay, WISalary needed Costs	$5,550	$868	7%	Yes
121	Oklahoma City, OKSalary needed Costs	$5,550	$960	8%	Yes
122	Bloomington, ILSalary needed Costs	$5,548	$904	8%	Yes
123	Longview, WASalary needed Costs	$5,546	$1,100	9%	Yes
124	Cape Coral, FLSalary needed Costs	$5,539	$1,398	12%	Yes
125	Anniston, ALSalary needed Costs	$5,538	$692	6%	Yes
126	Michigan City, INSalary needed Costs	$5,537	$845	7%	Yes
127	Lawrence, KSSalary needed Costs	$5,536	$986	8%	Yes
128	Lake Charles, LASalary needed Costs	$5,532	$1,149	10%	Yes
129	Eau Claire, WISalary needed Costs	$5,528	$911	8%	Yes
130	Palm Bay, FLSalary needed Costs	$5,528	$1,399	12%	Yes
131	New Orleans, LASalary needed Costs	$5,526	$1,223	10%	Yes
132	Farmington, NMSalary needed Costs	$5,525	$883	8%	Yes
133	Fond du Lac, WISalary needed Costs	$5,523	$882	8%	Yes
134	Nashville, TNSalary needed Costs	$5,512	$1,392	12%	Yes
135	Appleton, WISalary needed Costs	$5,507	$916	8%	Yes
136	Evansville, INSalary needed Costs	$5,502	$893	8%	Yes
137	Beckley, WVSalary needed Costs	$5,499	$853	7%	Yes
138	Elkhart, INSalary needed Costs	$5,498	$884	8%	Yes
139	Slidell, LASalary needed Costs	$5,492	$1,236	11%	Yes
140	Springfield, ILSalary needed Costs	$5,492	$904	8%	Yes
141	Williamsport, PASalary needed Costs	$5,492	$854	7%	Yes
142	Florence, ALSalary needed Costs	$5,489	$741	6%	Yes
143	Mankato, MNSalary needed Costs	$5,484	$934	8%	Yes
144	Bay City, MISalary needed Costs	$5,483	$842	7%	Yes
145	Saginaw, MISalary needed Costs	$5,481	$856	7%	Yes
146	Sheboygan, WISalary needed Costs	$5,481	$937	8%	Yes
147	Lafayette, INSalary needed Costs	$5,477	$981	8%	Yes
148	Altoona, PASalary needed Costs	$5,476	$847	7%	Yes
149	Toledo, OHSalary needed Costs	$5,468	$953	8%	Yes
150	Paducah, KYSalary needed Costs	$5,465	$821	7%	Yes
151	Peoria, ILSalary needed Costs	$5,463	$913	8%	Yes
152	Decatur, ALSalary needed Costs	$5,458	$772	7%	Yes
153	Chambersburg, PASalary needed Costs	$5,453	$897	8%	Yes
154	Flint, MISalary needed Costs	$5,453	$887	8%	Yes
155	Pocatello, IDSalary needed Costs	$5,449	$875	8%	Yes
156	Jackson, MISalary needed Costs	$5,448	$893	8%	Yes
157	Bloomington, INSalary needed Costs	$5,444	$1,062	9%	Yes
158	Lansing, MISalary needed Costs	$5,443	$980	8%	Yes
159	Fayetteville, ARSalary needed Costs	$5,441	$1,145	10%	Yes
160	Grand Island, NESalary needed Costs	$5,441	$1,082	9%	Yes
161	Oshkosh, WISalary needed Costs	$5,440	$988	8%	Yes
162	Burlington, NCSalary needed Costs	$5,438	$1,002	9%	Yes
163	Goldsboro, NCSalary needed Costs	$5,437	$984	8%	Yes
164	Janesville, WISalary needed Costs	$5,436	$964	8%	Yes
165	Battle Creek, MISalary needed Costs	$5,435	$897	8%	Yes
166	Dayton, OHSalary needed Costs	$5,434	$1,018	9%	Yes
167	South Bend, INSalary needed Costs	$5,429	$1,005	9%	Yes
168	Fort Wayne, INSalary needed Costs	$5,427	$970	8%	Yes
169	Lima, OHSalary needed Costs	$5,427	$977	8%	Yes
170	Greensboro, NCSalary needed Costs	$5,426	$1,042	9%	Yes
171	Rockford, ILSalary needed Costs	$5,421	$940	8%	Yes
172	St. Cloud, MNSalary needed Costs	$5,421	$986	8%	Yes
173	Pueblo, COSalary needed Costs	$5,419	$979	8%	Yes
174	Topeka, KSSalary needed Costs	$5,418	$1,022	9%	Yes
175	Crestview, FLSalary needed Costs	$5,416	$1,490	13%	Yes
176	Winston-Salem, NCSalary needed Costs	$5,411	$1,047	9%	Yes
177	Fayetteville, NCSalary needed Costs	$5,409	$1,044	9%	Yes
178	Dothan, ALSalary needed Costs	$5,405	$825	7%	Yes
179	Midland, MISalary needed Costs	$5,405	$947	8%	Yes
180	Kalamazoo, MISalary needed Costs	$5,395	$976	8%	Yes
181	Cleveland, OHSalary needed Costs	$5,392	$1,065	9%	Yes
182	Monroe, MISalary needed Costs	$5,388	$940	8%	Yes
183	North Port, FLSalary needed Costs	$5,388	$1,559	13%	Yes
184	Gettysburg, PASalary needed Costs	$5,384	$981	8%	Yes
185	Charleston, WVSalary needed Costs	$5,378	$1,011	9%	Yes
186	Jacksonville, NCSalary needed Costs	$5,376	$1,149	10%	Yes
187	Albuquerque, NMSalary needed Costs	$5,374	$1,119	10%	Yes
188	Hattiesburg, MSSalary needed Costs	$5,374	$1,055	9%	Yes
189	Greenville, NCSalary needed Costs	$5,371	$1,101	9%	Yes
190	Omaha, NESalary needed Costs	$5,369	$1,089	9%	Yes
191	Sebastian, FLSalary needed Costs	$5,366	$1,551	13%	Yes
192	Gulfport, MSSalary needed Costs	$5,365	$1,060	9%	Yes
193	Logan, UTSalary needed Costs	$5,362	$1,067	9%	Yes
194	Duluth, MNSalary needed Costs	$5,361	$1,049	9%	Yes
195	Niles, MISalary needed Costs	$5,361	$1,000	9%	Yes
196	Huntsville, ALSalary needed Costs	$5,360	$1,050	9%	Yes
197	Orlando, FLSalary needed Costs	$5,360	$1,488	13%	Yes
198	Owensboro, KYSalary needed Costs	$5,360	$917	8%	Yes
199	Elizabethtown, KYSalary needed Costs	$5,359	$942	8%	Yes
200	Lynchburg, VASalary needed Costs	$5,349	$948	8%	Yes
201	Kennewick, WASalary needed Costs	$5,345	$1,331	11%	Yes
202	Columbus, INSalary needed Costs	$5,344	$1,084	9%	Yes
203	Bowling Green, KYSalary needed Costs	$5,338	$948	8%	Yes
204	Elmira, NYSalary needed Costs	$5,331	$898	8%	Yes
205	Idaho Falls, IDSalary needed Costs	$5,326	$984	8%	Yes
206	Wenatchee, WASalary needed Costs	$5,325	$1,386	12%	Yes
207	Macon, GASalary needed Costs	$5,324	$1,010	9%	Yes
208	Tampa, FLSalary needed Costs	$5,322	$1,506	13%	Yes
209	Kankakee, ILSalary needed Costs	$5,315	$1,060	9%	Yes
210	Rome, GASalary needed Costs	$5,314	$1,010	9%	Yes
211	Durham, NCSalary needed Costs	$5,311	$1,274	11%	Yes
212	Phoenix, AZSalary needed Costs	$5,310	$1,277	11%	Yes
213	Muskegon, MISalary needed Costs	$5,309	$1,007	9%	Yes
214	York, PASalary needed Costs	$5,307	$1,048	9%	Yes
215	Cincinnati, OHSalary needed Costs	$5,302	$1,168	10%	Yes
216	Tuscaloosa, ALSalary needed Costs	$5,300	$930	8%	Yes
217	Harrisburg, PASalary needed Costs	$5,299	$1,115	10%	Yes
218	Reno, NVSalary needed Costs	$5,298	$1,556	13%	Yes
219	Columbus, GASalary needed Costs	$5,296	$1,063	9%	Yes
220	Bellingham, WASalary needed Costs	$5,292	$1,471	13%	Yes
221	Scranton, PASalary needed Costs	$5,284	$1,070	9%	Yes
222	Hickory, NCSalary needed Costs	$5,279	$1,142	10%	Yes
223	Grand Rapids, MISalary needed Costs	$5,273	$1,252	11%	Yes
224	Lewiston, IDSalary needed Costs	$5,271	$1,009	9%	Yes
225	Sumter, SCSalary needed Costs	$5,271	$1,013	9%	Yes
226	St. Louis, MOSalary needed Costs	$5,265	$1,138	10%	Yes
227	Valdosta, GASalary needed Costs	$5,262	$1,051	9%	Yes
228	Great Falls, MTSalary needed Costs	$5,256	$1,042	9%	Yes
229	Lebanon, PASalary needed Costs	$5,254	$1,111	10%	Yes
230	Prescott Valley, AZSalary needed Costs	$5,251	$1,406	12%	Yes
231	Racine, WISalary needed Costs	$5,251	$1,162	10%	Yes
232	Mobile, ALSalary needed Costs	$5,250	$984	8%	Yes
233	Columbus, OHSalary needed Costs	$5,241	$1,176	10%	Yes
234	Louisville, KYSalary needed Costs	$5,232	$1,047	9%	Yes
235	Grand Junction, COSalary needed Costs	$5,227	$1,252	11%	Yes
236	Buffalo, NYSalary needed Costs	$5,224	$1,169	10%	Yes
237	Blacksburg, VASalary needed Costs	$5,221	$1,103	9%	Yes
238	Olympia, WASalary needed Costs	$5,220	$1,552	13%	Yes
239	Indianapolis, INSalary needed Costs	$5,219	$1,189	10%	Yes
240	Jackson, MSSalary needed Costs	$5,219	$1,203	10%	Yes
241	Kansas City, MOSalary needed Costs	$5,216	$1,167	10%	Yes
242	Augusta, GASalary needed Costs	$5,214	$1,134	10%	Yes
243	Roanoke, VASalary needed Costs	$5,214	$1,090	9%	Yes
244	Bremerton, WASalary needed Costs	$5,212	$1,596	14%	Yes
245	Reading, PASalary needed Costs	$5,211	$1,167	10%	Yes
246	Pinehurst, NCSalary needed Costs	$5,210	$1,280	11%	Yes
247	Birmingham, ALSalary needed Costs	$5,208	$1,106	9%	Yes
248	Raleigh, NCSalary needed Costs	$5,208	$1,252	11%	Yes
249	Billings, MTSalary needed Costs	$5,207	$1,101	9%	Yes
250	Ogden, UTSalary needed Costs	$5,207	$1,203	10%	Yes
251	Warner Robins, GASalary needed Costs	$5,202	$1,129	10%	Yes
252	Asheville, NCSalary needed Costs	$5,201	$1,296	11%	Yes
253	Staunton, VASalary needed Costs	$5,201	$1,055	9%	Yes
254	Greeley, COSalary needed Costs	$5,196	$1,257	11%	Yes
255	Lexington, KYSalary needed Costs	$5,195	$1,135	10%	Yes
256	Dalton, GASalary needed Costs	$5,189	$1,124	10%	Yes
257	Milwaukee, WISalary needed Costs	$5,187	$1,261	11%	Yes
258	Anchorage, AKSalary needed Costs	$5,186	$1,392	12%	Yes
259	Columbia, SCSalary needed Costs	$5,184	$1,157	10%	Yes
260	Fairbanks, AKSalary needed Costs	$5,180	$1,378	12%	Yes
261	Binghamton, NYSalary needed Costs	$5,179	$1,082	9%	Yes
262	Missoula, MTSalary needed Costs	$5,178	$1,210	10%	Yes
263	Rochester, NYSalary needed Costs	$5,175	$1,208	10%	Yes
264	Pittsburgh, PASalary needed Costs	$5,168	$1,163	10%	Yes
265	Greenville, SCSalary needed Costs	$5,166	$1,204	10%	Yes
266	Port St. Lucie, FLSalary needed Costs	$5,164	$1,744	15%	Yes
267	Lancaster, PASalary needed Costs	$5,163	$1,217	10%	Yes
268	Provo, UTSalary needed Costs	$5,149	$1,303	11%	Yes
269	Spartanburg, SCSalary needed Costs	$5,145	$1,141	10%	Yes
270	Wilmington, NCSalary needed Costs	$5,144	$1,358	12%	Yes
271	Utica, NYSalary needed Costs	$5,143	$1,107	9%	Yes
272	Charlotte, NCSalary needed Costs	$5,138	$1,322	11%	Yes
273	State College, PASalary needed Costs	$5,137	$1,342	12%	Yes
274	Brunswick, GASalary needed Costs	$5,125	$1,208	10%	Yes
275	Twin Falls, IDSalary needed Costs	$5,122	$1,148	10%	Yes
276	Salt Lake City, UTSalary needed Costs	$5,119	$1,265	11%	Yes
277	Rochester, MNSalary needed Costs	$5,116	$1,330	11%	Yes
278	Montgomery, ALSalary needed Costs	$5,109	$1,121	10%	Yes
279	Colorado Springs, COSalary needed Costs	$5,106	$1,298	11%	Yes
280	Watertown, NYSalary needed Costs	$5,103	$1,139	10%	Yes
281	Helena, MTSalary needed Costs	$5,100	$1,263	11%	Yes
282	Madison, WISalary needed Costs	$5,098	$1,330	11%	Yes
283	Athens, GASalary needed Costs	$5,096	$1,297	11%	Yes
284	Naples, FLSalary needed Costs	$5,093	$1,848	16%	Yes
285	Florence, SCSalary needed Costs	$5,083	$1,205	10%	Yes
286	Fort Collins, COSalary needed Costs	$5,068	$1,473	13%	Yes
287	Flagstaff, AZSalary needed Costs	$5,066	$1,643	14%	Yes
288	Glens Falls, NYSalary needed Costs	$5,058	$1,171	10%	Yes
289	Gainesville, GASalary needed Costs	$5,042	$1,318	11%	Yes
290	Auburn, ALSalary needed Costs	$5,041	$1,224	10%	Yes
291	Syracuse, NYSalary needed Costs	$5,041	$1,236	11%	Yes
292	Mount Vernon, WASalary needed Costs	$5,039	$1,652	14%	Yes
293	Ann Arbor, MISalary needed Costs	$5,023	$1,492	13%	Yes
294	Detroit, MISalary needed Costs	$5,020	$1,185	10%	Yes
295	Manchester, NHSalary needed Costs	$5,020	$1,796	15%	Yes
296	St. George, UTSalary needed Costs	$5,018	$1,375	12%	Yes
297	Santa Fe, NMSalary needed Costs	$5,017	$1,503	13%	Yes
298	Pittsfield, MASalary needed Costs	$5,015	$1,312	11%	Yes
299	Boulder, COSalary needed Costs	$5,010	$1,647	14%	Yes
300	Daphne, ALSalary needed Costs	$5,009	$1,252	11%	Yes
301	Hinesville, GASalary needed Costs	$5,008	$1,310	11%	Yes
302	Myrtle Beach, SCSalary needed Costs	$5,004	$1,319	11%	Yes
303	Traverse City, MISalary needed Costs	$4,986	$1,399	12%	Yes
304	Seattle, WASalary needed Costs	$4,981	$1,758	15%	Yes
305	Coeur d'Alene, IDSalary needed Costs	$4,979	$1,359	12%	Yes
306	Savannah, GASalary needed Costs	$4,977	$1,379	12%	Yes
307	Boise, IDSalary needed Costs	$4,962	$1,383	12%	Yes
308	Winchester, VASalary needed Costs	$4,959	$1,332	11%	Yes
309	Richmond, VASalary needed Costs	$4,955	$1,362	12%	Yes
310	Allentown, PASalary needed Costs	$4,950	$1,431	12%	Yes
311	Amherst Town, MASalary needed Costs	$4,946	$1,453	12%	Yes
312	Albany, NYSalary needed Costs	$4,936	$1,367	12%	Yes
313	Atlanta, GASalary needed Costs	$4,917	$1,399	12%	Yes
314	Kenosha, WISalary needed Costs	$4,913	$1,189	10%	Yes
315	Vineland, NJSalary needed Costs	$4,899	$1,341	11%	Yes
316	Harrisonburg, VASalary needed Costs	$4,898	$1,395	12%	Yes
317	Charlottesville, VASalary needed Costs	$4,895	$1,517	13%	Yes
318	Ithaca, NYSalary needed Costs	$4,890	$1,571	13%	Yes
319	Bangor, MESalary needed Costs	$4,884	$1,215	10%	Yes
320	Dover, DESalary needed Costs	$4,881	$1,336	11%	Yes
321	El Centro, CASalary needed Costs	$4,881	$1,009	9%	Yes
322	Minneapolis, MNSalary needed Costs	$4,863	$1,366	12%	Yes
323	Virginia Beach, VASalary needed Costs	$4,856	$1,454	12%	Yes
324	Waterbury, CTSalary needed Costs	$4,851	$1,362	12%	Yes
325	Denver, COSalary needed Costs	$4,848	$1,489	13%	Yes
326	Hilton Head Island, SCSalary needed Costs	$4,848	$1,483	13%	Yes
327	Hagerstown, MDSalary needed Costs	$4,818	$1,167	10%	Yes
328	Lewiston, MESalary needed Costs	$4,815	$1,289	11%	Yes
329	Redding, CASalary needed Costs	$4,795	$1,105	9%	Yes
330	Chico, CASalary needed Costs	$4,776	$1,174	10%	Yes
331	Kingston, NYSalary needed Costs	$4,776	$1,541	13%	Yes
332	Charleston, SCSalary needed Costs	$4,764	$1,588	14%	Yes
333	Springfield, MASalary needed Costs	$4,746	$1,528	13%	Yes
334	Hanford, CASalary needed Costs	$4,740	$1,125	10%	Yes
335	Bozeman, MTSalary needed Costs	$4,724	$1,684	14%	Yes
336	Yuba City, CASalary needed Costs	$4,714	$1,165	10%	Yes
337	Providence, RISalary needed Costs	$4,685	$1,740	15%	Yes
338	Atlantic City, NJSalary needed Costs	$4,666	$1,654	14%	Yes
339	Chicago, ILSalary needed Costs	$4,651	$1,782	15%	Yes
340	Philadelphia, PASalary needed Costs	$4,648	$1,530	13%	Yes
341	Bakersfield, CASalary needed Costs	$4,647	$1,218	10%	Yes
342	Hartford, CTSalary needed Costs	$4,637	$1,625	14%	Yes
343	Merced, CASalary needed Costs	$4,633	$1,271	11%	Yes
344	Visalia, CASalary needed Costs	$4,627	$1,238	11%	Yes
345	New Haven, CTSalary needed Costs	$4,615	$1,655	14%	Yes
346	Norwich, CTSalary needed Costs	$4,599	$1,618	14%	Yes
347	Miami, FLSalary needed Costs	$4,588	$2,073	18%	Yes
348	Worcester, MASalary needed Costs	$4,585	$1,745	15%	Yes
349	Grants Pass, ORSalary needed Costs	$4,564	$1,128	10%	Yes
350	Fresno, CASalary needed Costs	$4,556	$1,356	12%	Yes
351	Salisbury, MDSalary needed Costs	$4,541	$1,433	12%	Yes
352	Burlington, VTSalary needed Costs	$4,502	$1,795	15%	Yes
353	Corvallis, ORSalary needed Costs	$4,501	$1,362	12%	Yes
354	Medford, ORSalary needed Costs	$4,488	$1,227	11%	Yes
355	Baltimore, MDSalary needed Costs	$4,477	$1,509	13%	Yes
356	Salem, ORSalary needed Costs	$4,447	$1,270	11%	Yes
357	Trenton, NJSalary needed Costs	$4,441	$1,986	17%	Yes
358	Portland, ORSalary needed Costs	$4,413	$1,416	12%	Yes
359	Modesto, CASalary needed Costs	$4,412	$1,463	13%	Yes
360	Albany, ORSalary needed Costs	$4,408	$1,271	11%	Yes
361	Barnstable Town, MASalary needed Costs	$4,380	$1,938	17%	Yes
362	Eugene, ORSalary needed Costs	$4,372	$1,403	12%	Yes
363	Lexington Park, MDSalary needed Costs	$4,355	$1,593	14%	Yes
364	Sacramento, CASalary needed Costs	$4,316	$1,663	14%	Yes
365	Portland, MESalary needed Costs	$4,301	$1,867	16%	Yes
366	Stockton, CASalary needed Costs	$4,226	$1,674	14%	Yes
367	Bend, ORSalary needed Costs	$4,196	$1,576	14%	Yes
368	Kiryas Joel, NYSalary needed Costs	$4,188	$1,692	15%	Yes
369	Washington, DCSalary needed Costs	$4,097	$1,916	16%	Yes
370	Vallejo, CASalary needed Costs	$4,038	$1,890	16%	Yes
371	Bridgeport, CTSalary needed Costs	$4,023	$2,313	20%	Yes
372	Riverside, CASalary needed Costs	$3,995	$1,940	17%	Yes
373	San Luis Obispo, CASalary needed Costs	$3,977	$2,013	17%	Yes
374	Salinas, CASalary needed Costs	$3,951	$2,023	17%	Yes
375	Santa Rosa, CASalary needed Costs	$3,872	$2,100	18%	Yes
376	Napa, CASalary needed Costs	$3,800	$2,165	19%	Yes
377	Santa Maria, CASalary needed Costs	$3,678	$2,323	20%	Yes
378	Oxnard, CASalary needed Costs	$3,671	$2,281	20%	Yes
379	Boston, MASalary needed Costs	$3,629	$2,549	22%	Yes
380	San Diego, CASalary needed Costs	$3,477	$2,292	20%	Yes
381	Kahului, HISalary needed Costs	$3,449	$2,207	19%	Yes
382	Los Angeles, CASalary needed Costs	$3,444	$2,273	19%	Yes
383	Santa Cruz, CASalary needed Costs	$3,419	$2,638	23%	Yes
384	Honolulu, HISalary needed Costs	$3,416	$2,116	18%	Yes
385	San Francisco, CASalary needed Costs	$3,067	$2,635	23%	Yes
386	New York, NYSalary needed Costs	$2,642	$3,018	26%	Yes
387	San Jose, CASalary needed Costs	$2,532	$3,011	26%	Yes

Questions

Lubbock, TX keeps the most: about $6,176 a month after tax and rent on $140,000. 387 of 387 metros also keep rent within 30% of gross.

Does $140,000 mean the same paycheck in every city?

Yes. The salary does not change with local wages. Tax and rent do. If you want the pay a local job in one city has to reach, use the salary-needed page for that city.