Where can I afford to live on $150,000?

387 of 387 metros keep rent within 30% of $150,000 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.

$140,000 $160,000 All salaries

#	Metro	Left each month	Rent	Rent share	Comfortable
1	Lubbock, TXSalary needed Costs	$6,746	$817	7%	Yes
2	Wichita Falls, TXSalary needed Costs	$6,736	$864	7%	Yes
3	McAllen, TXSalary needed Costs	$6,730	$863	7%	Yes
4	Longview, TXSalary needed Costs	$6,723	$832	7%	Yes
5	Amarillo, TXSalary needed Costs	$6,703	$854	7%	Yes
6	Texarkana, TXSalary needed Costs	$6,686	$877	7%	Yes
7	Killeen, TXSalary needed Costs	$6,657	$932	7%	Yes
8	Laredo, TXSalary needed Costs	$6,654	$901	7%	Yes
9	Fargo, NDSalary needed Costs	$6,643	$885	7%	Yes
10	Morristown, TNSalary needed Costs	$6,643	$879	7%	Yes
11	Sherman, TXSalary needed Costs	$6,640	$959	8%	Yes
12	Eagle Pass, TXSalary needed Costs	$6,627	$928	7%	Yes
13	El Paso, TXSalary needed Costs	$6,615	$1,008	8%	Yes
14	Beaumont, TXSalary needed Costs	$6,606	$949	8%	Yes
15	Sioux Falls, SDSalary needed Costs	$6,600	$982	8%	Yes
16	Brownsville, TXSalary needed Costs	$6,595	$979	8%	Yes
17	Kingsport, TNSalary needed Costs	$6,594	$932	7%	Yes
18	College Station, TXSalary needed Costs	$6,591	$1,016	8%	Yes
19	Victoria, TXSalary needed Costs	$6,586	$972	8%	Yes
20	Grand Forks, NDSalary needed Costs	$6,584	$924	7%	Yes
21	Johnson City, TNSalary needed Costs	$6,577	$969	8%	Yes
22	San Angelo, TXSalary needed Costs	$6,571	$1,014	8%	Yes
23	Tyler, TXSalary needed Costs	$6,557	$1,024	8%	Yes
24	Clarksville, TNSalary needed Costs	$6,540	$984	8%	Yes
25	Ames, IASalary needed Costs	$6,535	$760	6%	Yes
26	Memphis, TNSalary needed Costs	$6,527	$1,045	8%	Yes
27	Rapid City, SDSalary needed Costs	$6,516	$1,138	9%	Yes
28	Corpus Christi, TXSalary needed Costs	$6,484	$1,072	9%	Yes
29	Minot, NDSalary needed Costs	$6,482	$1,010	8%	Yes
30	Sebring, FLSalary needed Costs	$6,473	$975	8%	Yes
31	Waco, TXSalary needed Costs	$6,468	$1,108	9%	Yes
32	Davenport, IASalary needed Costs	$6,465	$740	6%	Yes
33	Cleveland, TNSalary needed Costs	$6,463	$1,070	9%	Yes
34	San Antonio, TXSalary needed Costs	$6,462	$1,049	8%	Yes
35	Waterloo, IASalary needed Costs	$6,454	$788	6%	Yes
36	Dubuque, IASalary needed Costs	$6,450	$806	6%	Yes
37	Alexandria, LASalary needed Costs	$6,449	$803	6%	Yes
38	Iowa City, IASalary needed Costs	$6,430	$911	7%	Yes
39	Bismarck, NDSalary needed Costs	$6,418	$1,084	9%	Yes
40	Chattanooga, TNSalary needed Costs	$6,415	$1,137	9%	Yes
41	Jackson, TNSalary needed Costs	$6,412	$1,128	9%	Yes
42	Cheyenne, WYSalary needed Costs	$6,409	$1,021	8%	Yes
43	Cape Girardeau, MOSalary needed Costs	$6,395	$721	6%	Yes
44	Homosassa Springs, FLSalary needed Costs	$6,394	$1,089	9%	Yes
45	Jefferson City, MOSalary needed Costs	$6,387	$742	6%	Yes
46	Wildwood, FLSalary needed Costs	$6,385	$1,155	9%	Yes
47	Odessa, TXSalary needed Costs	$6,377	$1,178	9%	Yes
48	Monroe, LASalary needed Costs	$6,369	$860	7%	Yes
49	Cedar Rapids, IASalary needed Costs	$6,363	$904	7%	Yes
50	Tallahassee, FLSalary needed Costs	$6,363	$1,131	9%	Yes
51	St. Joseph, MOSalary needed Costs	$6,361	$754	6%	Yes
52	Sierra Vista, AZSalary needed Costs	$6,348	$832	7%	Yes
53	Casper, WYSalary needed Costs	$6,339	$1,107	9%	Yes
54	Spokane, WASalary needed Costs	$6,338	$1,187	9%	Yes
55	Fort Smith, ARSalary needed Costs	$6,332	$776	6%	Yes
56	Weirton, WVSalary needed Costs	$6,315	$594	5%	Yes
57	Hot Springs, ARSalary needed Costs	$6,303	$811	6%	Yes
58	Houston, TXSalary needed Costs	$6,302	$1,188	10%	Yes
59	Midland, TXSalary needed Costs	$6,301	$1,254	10%	Yes
60	Springfield, MOSalary needed Costs	$6,279	$865	7%	Yes
61	Jonesboro, ARSalary needed Costs	$6,277	$837	7%	Yes
62	Rocky Mount, NCSalary needed Costs	$6,261	$716	6%	Yes
63	Knoxville, TNSalary needed Costs	$6,256	$1,296	10%	Yes
64	Lawton, OKSalary needed Costs	$6,255	$811	6%	Yes
65	Jacksonville, FLSalary needed Costs	$6,245	$1,278	10%	Yes
66	Mansfield, OHSalary needed Costs	$6,244	$684	5%	Yes
67	Tucson, AZSalary needed Costs	$6,239	$1,009	8%	Yes
68	Hammond, LASalary needed Costs	$6,231	$997	8%	Yes
69	Ocala, FLSalary needed Costs	$6,231	$1,226	10%	Yes
70	Little Rock, ARSalary needed Costs	$6,229	$906	7%	Yes
71	Punta Gorda, FLSalary needed Costs	$6,224	$1,297	10%	Yes
72	Gainesville, FLSalary needed Costs	$6,219	$1,305	10%	Yes
73	Yakima, WASalary needed Costs	$6,217	$991	8%	Yes
74	Joplin, MOSalary needed Costs	$6,211	$906	7%	Yes
75	Wausau, WISalary needed Costs	$6,210	$748	6%	Yes
76	Enid, OKSalary needed Costs	$6,206	$815	7%	Yes
77	Gadsden, ALSalary needed Costs	$6,204	$546	4%	Yes
78	Youngstown, OHSalary needed Costs	$6,204	$741	6%	Yes
79	Austin, TXSalary needed Costs	$6,203	$1,221	10%	Yes
80	Lafayette, LASalary needed Costs	$6,190	$1,052	8%	Yes
81	Yuma, AZSalary needed Costs	$6,189	$951	8%	Yes
82	Decatur, ILSalary needed Costs	$6,188	$699	6%	Yes
83	Muncie, INSalary needed Costs	$6,188	$749	6%	Yes
84	Wheeling, WVSalary needed Costs	$6,185	$693	6%	Yes
85	Des Moines, IASalary needed Costs	$6,182	$991	8%	Yes
86	Carson City, NVSalary needed Costs	$6,181	$1,293	10%	Yes
87	Dallas, TXSalary needed Costs	$6,181	$1,258	10%	Yes
88	Canton, OHSalary needed Costs	$6,178	$792	6%	Yes
89	Deltona, FLSalary needed Costs	$6,176	$1,324	11%	Yes
90	Pensacola, FLSalary needed Costs	$6,176	$1,337	11%	Yes
91	Walla Walla, WASalary needed Costs	$6,175	$1,150	9%	Yes
92	Manhattan, KSSalary needed Costs	$6,167	$855	7%	Yes
93	Baton Rouge, LASalary needed Costs	$6,166	$1,065	9%	Yes
94	Johnstown, PASalary needed Costs	$6,166	$722	6%	Yes
95	Parkersburg, WVSalary needed Costs	$6,161	$744	6%	Yes
96	Houma, LASalary needed Costs	$6,157	$1,068	9%	Yes
97	Terre Haute, INSalary needed Costs	$6,156	$759	6%	Yes
98	Abilene, TXSalary needed Costs	$6,152	$1,421	11%	Yes
99	Shreveport, LASalary needed Costs	$6,152	$1,077	9%	Yes
100	Kokomo, INSalary needed Costs	$6,148	$766	6%	Yes
101	Lakeland, FLSalary needed Costs	$6,142	$1,333	11%	Yes
102	Columbia, MOSalary needed Costs	$6,139	$1,020	8%	Yes
103	Las Vegas, NVSalary needed Costs	$6,131	$1,267	10%	Yes
104	Panama City, FLSalary needed Costs	$6,123	$1,328	11%	Yes
105	Albany, GASalary needed Costs	$6,119	$730	6%	Yes
106	Lake Havasu City, AZSalary needed Costs	$6,119	$1,039	8%	Yes
107	Longview, WASalary needed Costs	$6,116	$1,100	9%	Yes
108	Springfield, OHSalary needed Costs	$6,116	$829	7%	Yes
109	Las Cruces, NMSalary needed Costs	$6,112	$862	7%	Yes
110	Sioux City, IASalary needed Costs	$6,112	$1,089	9%	Yes
111	Cape Coral, FLSalary needed Costs	$6,109	$1,398	11%	Yes
112	Champaign, ILSalary needed Costs	$6,108	$897	7%	Yes
113	Lincoln, NESalary needed Costs	$6,104	$993	8%	Yes
114	Sandusky, OHSalary needed Costs	$6,099	$830	7%	Yes
115	Palm Bay, FLSalary needed Costs	$6,098	$1,399	11%	Yes
116	Tulsa, OKSalary needed Costs	$6,093	$967	8%	Yes
117	Erie, PASalary needed Costs	$6,089	$804	6%	Yes
118	Huntington, WVSalary needed Costs	$6,088	$801	6%	Yes
119	Wichita, KSSalary needed Costs	$6,087	$857	7%	Yes
120	Akron, OHSalary needed Costs	$6,086	$904	7%	Yes
121	Morgantown, WVSalary needed Costs	$6,085	$869	7%	Yes
122	Nashville, TNSalary needed Costs	$6,082	$1,392	11%	Yes
123	La Crosse, WISalary needed Costs	$6,081	$894	7%	Yes
124	Oklahoma City, OKSalary needed Costs	$6,080	$960	8%	Yes
125	Bloomington, ILSalary needed Costs	$6,077	$904	7%	Yes
126	Green Bay, WISalary needed Costs	$6,076	$868	7%	Yes
127	Lake Charles, LASalary needed Costs	$6,076	$1,149	9%	Yes
128	New Orleans, LASalary needed Costs	$6,070	$1,223	10%	Yes
129	Michigan City, INSalary needed Costs	$6,069	$845	7%	Yes
130	Lawrence, KSSalary needed Costs	$6,059	$986	8%	Yes
131	Anniston, ALSalary needed Costs	$6,058	$692	6%	Yes
132	Eau Claire, WISalary needed Costs	$6,054	$911	7%	Yes
133	Farmington, NMSalary needed Costs	$6,054	$883	7%	Yes
134	Fond du Lac, WISalary needed Costs	$6,049	$882	7%	Yes
135	Slidell, LASalary needed Costs	$6,036	$1,236	10%	Yes
136	Evansville, INSalary needed Costs	$6,034	$893	7%	Yes
137	Appleton, WISalary needed Costs	$6,033	$916	7%	Yes
138	Elkhart, INSalary needed Costs	$6,030	$884	7%	Yes
139	Beckley, WVSalary needed Costs	$6,028	$853	7%	Yes
140	Williamsport, PASalary needed Costs	$6,028	$854	7%	Yes
141	Springfield, ILSalary needed Costs	$6,021	$904	7%	Yes
142	Altoona, PASalary needed Costs	$6,012	$847	7%	Yes
143	Florence, ALSalary needed Costs	$6,009	$741	6%	Yes
144	Lafayette, INSalary needed Costs	$6,009	$981	8%	Yes
145	Bay City, MISalary needed Costs	$6,008	$842	7%	Yes
146	Sheboygan, WISalary needed Costs	$6,007	$937	7%	Yes
147	Saginaw, MISalary needed Costs	$6,006	$856	7%	Yes
148	Peoria, ILSalary needed Costs	$5,992	$913	7%	Yes
149	Toledo, OHSalary needed Costs	$5,992	$953	8%	Yes
150	Chambersburg, PASalary needed Costs	$5,989	$897	7%	Yes
151	Paducah, KYSalary needed Costs	$5,989	$821	7%	Yes
152	Mankato, MNSalary needed Costs	$5,988	$934	7%	Yes
153	Crestview, FLSalary needed Costs	$5,986	$1,490	12%	Yes
154	Decatur, ALSalary needed Costs	$5,978	$772	6%	Yes
155	Fayetteville, ARSalary needed Costs	$5,978	$1,145	9%	Yes
156	Flint, MISalary needed Costs	$5,978	$887	7%	Yes
157	Bloomington, INSalary needed Costs	$5,976	$1,062	8%	Yes
158	Jackson, MISalary needed Costs	$5,973	$893	7%	Yes
159	Burlington, NCSalary needed Costs	$5,972	$1,002	8%	Yes
160	Goldsboro, NCSalary needed Costs	$5,971	$984	8%	Yes
161	Pocatello, IDSalary needed Costs	$5,971	$875	7%	Yes
162	Lansing, MISalary needed Costs	$5,968	$980	8%	Yes
163	Grand Island, NESalary needed Costs	$5,967	$1,082	9%	Yes
164	Oshkosh, WISalary needed Costs	$5,966	$988	8%	Yes
165	Janesville, WISalary needed Costs	$5,962	$964	8%	Yes
166	South Bend, INSalary needed Costs	$5,961	$1,005	8%	Yes
167	Battle Creek, MISalary needed Costs	$5,960	$897	7%	Yes
168	Greensboro, NCSalary needed Costs	$5,960	$1,042	8%	Yes
169	Fort Wayne, INSalary needed Costs	$5,959	$970	8%	Yes
170	Dayton, OHSalary needed Costs	$5,958	$1,018	8%	Yes
171	North Port, FLSalary needed Costs	$5,958	$1,559	12%	Yes
172	Pueblo, COSalary needed Costs	$5,952	$979	8%	Yes
173	Lima, OHSalary needed Costs	$5,951	$977	8%	Yes
174	Rockford, ILSalary needed Costs	$5,950	$940	8%	Yes
175	Winston-Salem, NCSalary needed Costs	$5,945	$1,047	8%	Yes
176	Fayetteville, NCSalary needed Costs	$5,943	$1,044	8%	Yes
177	Topeka, KSSalary needed Costs	$5,941	$1,022	8%	Yes
178	Sebastian, FLSalary needed Costs	$5,936	$1,551	12%	Yes
179	Midland, MISalary needed Costs	$5,930	$947	8%	Yes
180	Orlando, FLSalary needed Costs	$5,930	$1,488	12%	Yes
181	Dothan, ALSalary needed Costs	$5,925	$825	7%	Yes
182	St. Cloud, MNSalary needed Costs	$5,925	$986	8%	Yes
183	Gettysburg, PASalary needed Costs	$5,920	$981	8%	Yes
184	Kalamazoo, MISalary needed Costs	$5,920	$976	8%	Yes
185	Kennewick, WASalary needed Costs	$5,915	$1,331	11%	Yes
186	Monroe, MISalary needed Costs	$5,913	$940	8%	Yes
187	Cleveland, OHSalary needed Costs	$5,912	$1,065	9%	Yes
188	Jacksonville, NCSalary needed Costs	$5,910	$1,149	9%	Yes
189	Charleston, WVSalary needed Costs	$5,907	$1,011	8%	Yes
190	Hattiesburg, MSSalary needed Costs	$5,907	$1,055	8%	Yes
191	Greenville, NCSalary needed Costs	$5,905	$1,101	9%	Yes
192	Albuquerque, NMSalary needed Costs	$5,903	$1,119	9%	Yes
193	Gulfport, MSSalary needed Costs	$5,898	$1,060	8%	Yes
194	Omaha, NESalary needed Costs	$5,895	$1,089	9%	Yes
195	Wenatchee, WASalary needed Costs	$5,895	$1,386	11%	Yes
196	Logan, UTSalary needed Costs	$5,894	$1,067	9%	Yes
197	Tampa, FLSalary needed Costs	$5,892	$1,506	12%	Yes
198	Huntsville, ALSalary needed Costs	$5,888	$1,050	8%	Yes
199	Niles, MISalary needed Costs	$5,886	$1,000	8%	Yes
200	Owensboro, KYSalary needed Costs	$5,884	$917	7%	Yes
201	Elizabethtown, KYSalary needed Costs	$5,883	$942	8%	Yes
202	Columbus, INSalary needed Costs	$5,876	$1,084	9%	Yes
203	Lynchburg, VASalary needed Costs	$5,870	$948	8%	Yes
204	Reno, NVSalary needed Costs	$5,868	$1,556	12%	Yes
205	Duluth, MNSalary needed Costs	$5,865	$1,049	8%	Yes
206	Bellingham, WASalary needed Costs	$5,862	$1,471	12%	Yes
207	Bowling Green, KYSalary needed Costs	$5,862	$948	8%	Yes
208	Phoenix, AZSalary needed Costs	$5,859	$1,277	10%	Yes
209	Elmira, NYSalary needed Costs	$5,850	$898	7%	Yes
210	Macon, GASalary needed Costs	$5,850	$1,010	8%	Yes
211	Idaho Falls, IDSalary needed Costs	$5,848	$984	8%	Yes
212	Durham, NCSalary needed Costs	$5,845	$1,274	10%	Yes
213	Kankakee, ILSalary needed Costs	$5,844	$1,060	8%	Yes
214	York, PASalary needed Costs	$5,843	$1,048	8%	Yes
215	Rome, GASalary needed Costs	$5,840	$1,010	8%	Yes
216	Harrisburg, PASalary needed Costs	$5,835	$1,115	9%	Yes
217	Muskegon, MISalary needed Costs	$5,834	$1,007	8%	Yes
218	Cincinnati, OHSalary needed Costs	$5,826	$1,168	9%	Yes
219	Columbus, GASalary needed Costs	$5,822	$1,063	9%	Yes
220	Scranton, PASalary needed Costs	$5,820	$1,070	9%	Yes
221	Tuscaloosa, ALSalary needed Costs	$5,820	$930	7%	Yes
222	Hickory, NCSalary needed Costs	$5,813	$1,142	9%	Yes
223	Grand Rapids, MISalary needed Costs	$5,807	$1,252	10%	Yes
224	Prescott Valley, AZSalary needed Costs	$5,800	$1,406	11%	Yes
225	Lewiston, IDSalary needed Costs	$5,793	$1,009	8%	Yes
226	Lebanon, PASalary needed Costs	$5,790	$1,111	9%	Yes
227	Olympia, WASalary needed Costs	$5,790	$1,552	12%	Yes
228	Sumter, SCSalary needed Costs	$5,789	$1,013	8%	Yes
229	St. Louis, MOSalary needed Costs	$5,788	$1,138	9%	Yes
230	Valdosta, GASalary needed Costs	$5,788	$1,051	8%	Yes
231	Bremerton, WASalary needed Costs	$5,782	$1,596	13%	Yes
232	Racine, WISalary needed Costs	$5,777	$1,162	9%	Yes
233	Great Falls, MTSalary needed Costs	$5,776	$1,042	8%	Yes
234	Mobile, ALSalary needed Costs	$5,770	$984	8%	Yes
235	Columbus, OHSalary needed Costs	$5,761	$1,176	9%	Yes
236	Grand Junction, COSalary needed Costs	$5,760	$1,252	10%	Yes
237	Anchorage, AKSalary needed Costs	$5,756	$1,392	11%	Yes
238	Jackson, MSSalary needed Costs	$5,752	$1,203	10%	Yes
239	Fairbanks, AKSalary needed Costs	$5,750	$1,378	11%	Yes
240	Louisville, KYSalary needed Costs	$5,750	$1,047	8%	Yes
241	Indianapolis, INSalary needed Costs	$5,747	$1,189	10%	Yes
242	Reading, PASalary needed Costs	$5,747	$1,167	9%	Yes
243	Pinehurst, NCSalary needed Costs	$5,744	$1,280	10%	Yes
244	Buffalo, NYSalary needed Costs	$5,743	$1,169	9%	Yes
245	Blacksburg, VASalary needed Costs	$5,742	$1,103	9%	Yes
246	Raleigh, NCSalary needed Costs	$5,742	$1,252	10%	Yes
247	Augusta, GASalary needed Costs	$5,740	$1,134	9%	Yes
248	Kansas City, MOSalary needed Costs	$5,739	$1,167	9%	Yes
249	Ogden, UTSalary needed Costs	$5,739	$1,203	10%	Yes
250	Asheville, NCSalary needed Costs	$5,735	$1,296	10%	Yes
251	Roanoke, VASalary needed Costs	$5,735	$1,090	9%	Yes
252	Port St. Lucie, FLSalary needed Costs	$5,734	$1,744	14%	Yes
253	Greeley, COSalary needed Costs	$5,729	$1,257	10%	Yes
254	Birmingham, ALSalary needed Costs	$5,728	$1,106	9%	Yes
255	Warner Robins, GASalary needed Costs	$5,728	$1,129	9%	Yes
256	Billings, MTSalary needed Costs	$5,727	$1,101	9%	Yes
257	Staunton, VASalary needed Costs	$5,722	$1,055	8%	Yes
258	Lexington, KYSalary needed Costs	$5,719	$1,135	9%	Yes
259	Dalton, GASalary needed Costs	$5,715	$1,124	9%	Yes
260	Milwaukee, WISalary needed Costs	$5,713	$1,261	10%	Yes
261	Columbia, SCSalary needed Costs	$5,702	$1,157	9%	Yes
262	Lancaster, PASalary needed Costs	$5,699	$1,217	10%	Yes
263	Binghamton, NYSalary needed Costs	$5,698	$1,082	9%	Yes
264	Missoula, MTSalary needed Costs	$5,698	$1,210	10%	Yes
265	Rochester, NYSalary needed Costs	$5,694	$1,208	10%	Yes
266	Pittsburgh, PASalary needed Costs	$5,687	$1,163	9%	Yes
267	Greenville, SCSalary needed Costs	$5,684	$1,204	10%	Yes
268	Provo, UTSalary needed Costs	$5,681	$1,303	10%	Yes
269	Wilmington, NCSalary needed Costs	$5,678	$1,358	11%	Yes
270	State College, PASalary needed Costs	$5,673	$1,342	11%	Yes
271	Charlotte, NCSalary needed Costs	$5,672	$1,322	11%	Yes
272	Naples, FLSalary needed Costs	$5,663	$1,848	15%	Yes
273	Spartanburg, SCSalary needed Costs	$5,663	$1,141	9%	Yes
274	Utica, NYSalary needed Costs	$5,662	$1,107	9%	Yes
275	Brunswick, GASalary needed Costs	$5,651	$1,208	10%	Yes
276	Salt Lake City, UTSalary needed Costs	$5,651	$1,265	10%	Yes
277	Twin Falls, IDSalary needed Costs	$5,644	$1,148	9%	Yes
278	Colorado Springs, COSalary needed Costs	$5,639	$1,298	10%	Yes
279	Montgomery, ALSalary needed Costs	$5,629	$1,121	9%	Yes
280	Madison, WISalary needed Costs	$5,624	$1,330	11%	Yes
281	Athens, GASalary needed Costs	$5,622	$1,297	10%	Yes
282	Watertown, NYSalary needed Costs	$5,622	$1,139	9%	Yes
283	Helena, MTSalary needed Costs	$5,620	$1,263	10%	Yes
284	Rochester, MNSalary needed Costs	$5,620	$1,330	11%	Yes
285	Flagstaff, AZSalary needed Costs	$5,615	$1,643	13%	Yes
286	Mount Vernon, WASalary needed Costs	$5,609	$1,652	13%	Yes
287	Florence, SCSalary needed Costs	$5,601	$1,205	10%	Yes
288	Fort Collins, COSalary needed Costs	$5,601	$1,473	12%	Yes
289	Manchester, NHSalary needed Costs	$5,590	$1,796	14%	Yes
290	Glens Falls, NYSalary needed Costs	$5,577	$1,171	9%	Yes
291	Gainesville, GASalary needed Costs	$5,568	$1,318	11%	Yes
292	Auburn, ALSalary needed Costs	$5,561	$1,224	10%	Yes
293	Syracuse, NYSalary needed Costs	$5,560	$1,236	10%	Yes
294	Seattle, WASalary needed Costs	$5,551	$1,758	14%	Yes
295	St. George, UTSalary needed Costs	$5,550	$1,375	11%	Yes
296	Ann Arbor, MISalary needed Costs	$5,548	$1,492	12%	Yes
297	Santa Fe, NMSalary needed Costs	$5,546	$1,503	12%	Yes
298	Boulder, COSalary needed Costs	$5,543	$1,647	13%	Yes
299	Pittsfield, MASalary needed Costs	$5,543	$1,312	10%	Yes
300	Detroit, MISalary needed Costs	$5,534	$1,185	9%	Yes
301	Hinesville, GASalary needed Costs	$5,534	$1,310	10%	Yes
302	Daphne, ALSalary needed Costs	$5,529	$1,252	10%	Yes
303	Myrtle Beach, SCSalary needed Costs	$5,522	$1,319	11%	Yes
304	Traverse City, MISalary needed Costs	$5,511	$1,399	11%	Yes
305	Savannah, GASalary needed Costs	$5,503	$1,379	11%	Yes
306	Coeur d'Alene, IDSalary needed Costs	$5,501	$1,359	11%	Yes
307	Allentown, PASalary needed Costs	$5,486	$1,431	11%	Yes
308	Boise, IDSalary needed Costs	$5,484	$1,383	11%	Yes
309	Winchester, VASalary needed Costs	$5,480	$1,332	11%	Yes
310	Richmond, VASalary needed Costs	$5,476	$1,362	11%	Yes
311	Amherst Town, MASalary needed Costs	$5,474	$1,453	12%	Yes
312	Albany, NYSalary needed Costs	$5,455	$1,367	11%	Yes
313	Atlanta, GASalary needed Costs	$5,443	$1,399	11%	Yes
314	Kenosha, WISalary needed Costs	$5,439	$1,189	10%	Yes
315	Harrisonburg, VASalary needed Costs	$5,419	$1,395	11%	Yes
316	Charlottesville, VASalary needed Costs	$5,416	$1,517	12%	Yes
317	Vineland, NJSalary needed Costs	$5,415	$1,341	11%	Yes
318	Ithaca, NYSalary needed Costs	$5,409	$1,571	13%	Yes
319	Dover, DESalary needed Costs	$5,396	$1,336	11%	Yes
320	Bangor, MESalary needed Costs	$5,394	$1,215	10%	Yes
321	Denver, COSalary needed Costs	$5,381	$1,489	12%	Yes
322	Virginia Beach, VASalary needed Costs	$5,377	$1,454	12%	Yes
323	El Centro, CASalary needed Costs	$5,373	$1,009	8%	Yes
324	Waterbury, CTSalary needed Costs	$5,371	$1,362	11%	Yes
325	Minneapolis, MNSalary needed Costs	$5,367	$1,366	11%	Yes
326	Hilton Head Island, SCSalary needed Costs	$5,366	$1,483	12%	Yes
327	Lewiston, MESalary needed Costs	$5,325	$1,289	10%	Yes
328	Hagerstown, MDSalary needed Costs	$5,319	$1,167	9%	Yes
329	Kingston, NYSalary needed Costs	$5,295	$1,541	12%	Yes
330	Redding, CASalary needed Costs	$5,287	$1,105	9%	Yes
331	Charleston, SCSalary needed Costs	$5,282	$1,588	13%	Yes
332	Springfield, MASalary needed Costs	$5,274	$1,528	12%	Yes
333	Chico, CASalary needed Costs	$5,268	$1,174	9%	Yes
334	Bozeman, MTSalary needed Costs	$5,244	$1,684	13%	Yes
335	Hanford, CASalary needed Costs	$5,232	$1,125	9%	Yes
336	Providence, RISalary needed Costs	$5,215	$1,740	14%	Yes
337	Yuba City, CASalary needed Costs	$5,206	$1,165	9%	Yes
338	Atlantic City, NJSalary needed Costs	$5,182	$1,654	13%	Yes
339	Chicago, ILSalary needed Costs	$5,180	$1,782	14%	Yes
340	Philadelphia, PASalary needed Costs	$5,160	$1,530	12%	Yes
341	Miami, FLSalary needed Costs	$5,158	$2,073	17%	Yes
342	Hartford, CTSalary needed Costs	$5,157	$1,625	13%	Yes
343	Bakersfield, CASalary needed Costs	$5,139	$1,218	10%	Yes
344	New Haven, CTSalary needed Costs	$5,135	$1,655	13%	Yes
345	Merced, CASalary needed Costs	$5,125	$1,271	10%	Yes
346	Norwich, CTSalary needed Costs	$5,119	$1,618	13%	Yes
347	Visalia, CASalary needed Costs	$5,119	$1,238	10%	Yes
348	Worcester, MASalary needed Costs	$5,113	$1,745	14%	Yes
349	Grants Pass, ORSalary needed Costs	$5,051	$1,128	9%	Yes
350	Fresno, CASalary needed Costs	$5,048	$1,356	11%	Yes
351	Salisbury, MDSalary needed Costs	$5,042	$1,433	11%	Yes
352	Burlington, VTSalary needed Costs	$5,008	$1,795	14%	Yes
353	Corvallis, ORSalary needed Costs	$4,988	$1,362	11%	Yes
354	Baltimore, MDSalary needed Costs	$4,976	$1,509	12%	Yes
355	Medford, ORSalary needed Costs	$4,975	$1,227	10%	Yes
356	Trenton, NJSalary needed Costs	$4,957	$1,986	16%	Yes
357	Salem, ORSalary needed Costs	$4,934	$1,270	10%	Yes
358	Barnstable Town, MASalary needed Costs	$4,908	$1,938	16%	Yes
359	Modesto, CASalary needed Costs	$4,904	$1,463	12%	Yes
360	Portland, ORSalary needed Costs	$4,900	$1,416	11%	Yes
361	Albany, ORSalary needed Costs	$4,895	$1,271	10%	Yes
362	Eugene, ORSalary needed Costs	$4,859	$1,403	11%	Yes
363	Lexington Park, MDSalary needed Costs	$4,856	$1,593	13%	Yes
364	Portland, MESalary needed Costs	$4,811	$1,867	15%	Yes
365	Sacramento, CASalary needed Costs	$4,808	$1,663	13%	Yes
366	Stockton, CASalary needed Costs	$4,718	$1,674	13%	Yes
367	Kiryas Joel, NYSalary needed Costs	$4,707	$1,692	14%	Yes
368	Bend, ORSalary needed Costs	$4,683	$1,576	13%	Yes
369	Washington, DCSalary needed Costs	$4,596	$1,916	15%	Yes
370	Bridgeport, CTSalary needed Costs	$4,543	$2,313	19%	Yes
371	Vallejo, CASalary needed Costs	$4,530	$1,890	15%	Yes
372	Riverside, CASalary needed Costs	$4,487	$1,940	16%	Yes
373	San Luis Obispo, CASalary needed Costs	$4,469	$2,013	16%	Yes
374	Salinas, CASalary needed Costs	$4,443	$2,023	16%	Yes
375	Santa Rosa, CASalary needed Costs	$4,364	$2,100	17%	Yes
376	Napa, CASalary needed Costs	$4,292	$2,165	17%	Yes
377	Santa Maria, CASalary needed Costs	$4,170	$2,323	19%	Yes
378	Oxnard, CASalary needed Costs	$4,163	$2,281	18%	Yes
379	Boston, MASalary needed Costs	$4,157	$2,549	20%	Yes
380	San Diego, CASalary needed Costs	$3,969	$2,292	18%	Yes
381	Kahului, HISalary needed Costs	$3,943	$2,207	18%	Yes
382	Los Angeles, CASalary needed Costs	$3,936	$2,273	18%	Yes
383	Santa Cruz, CASalary needed Costs	$3,911	$2,638	21%	Yes
384	Honolulu, HISalary needed Costs	$3,910	$2,116	17%	Yes
385	San Francisco, CASalary needed Costs	$3,559	$2,635	21%	Yes
386	New York, NYSalary needed Costs	$3,130	$3,018	24%	Yes
387	San Jose, CASalary needed Costs	$3,024	$3,011	24%	Yes

Questions

Lubbock, TX keeps the most: about $6,746 a month after tax and rent on $150,000. 387 of 387 metros also keep rent within 30% of gross.

Does $150,000 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.