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Cleveland, OH: $2,693/mo left

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Alabama: $2,168 left in a typical monthArizona: $2,126 left in a typical monthArkansas: $2,400 left in a typical monthCalifornia: $1,645 left in a typical monthColorado: $2,458 left in a typical monthConnecticut: $2,294 left in a typical monthDelaware: $1,980 left in a typical monthDistrict of Columbia: $2,913 left in a typical monthFlorida: $2,204 left in a typical monthGeorgia: $1,988 left in a typical monthIdaho: $2,056 left in a typical monthIllinois: $2,569 left in a typical monthIndiana: $2,407 left in a typical monthIowa: $2,838 left in a typical monthKansas: $2,391 left in a typical monthKentucky: $2,312 left in a typical monthLouisiana: $2,486 left in a typical monthMaine: $1,949 left in a typical monthMaryland: $2,359 left in a typical monthMassachusetts: $2,076 left in a typical monthMichigan: $2,360 left in a typical monthMinnesota: $2,600 left in a typical monthMississippi: $2,011 left in a typical monthMissouri: $2,581 left in a typical monthMontana: $2,222 left in a typical monthNebraska: $2,541 left in a typical monthNevada: $2,296 left in a typical monthNew Hampshire: $2,794 left in a typical monthNew Jersey: $1,864 left in a typical monthNew Mexico: $2,037 left in a typical monthNew York: $2,320 left in a typical monthNorth Carolina: $2,194 left in a typical monthNorth Dakota: $3,238 left in a typical monthOhio: $2,583 left in a typical monthOklahoma: $2,455 left in a typical monthOregon: $1,624 left in a typical monthPennsylvania: $2,380 left in a typical monthRhode Island: $2,094 left in a typical monthSouth Carolina: $2,108 left in a typical monthSouth Dakota: $2,780 left in a typical monthTennessee: $2,530 left in a typical monthTexas: $2,620 left in a typical monthUtah: $1,822 left in a typical monthVermont: $2,118 left in a typical monthVirginia: $2,326 left in a typical monthWashington: $2,473 left in a typical monthWest Virginia: $2,277 left in a typical monthWisconsin: $2,642 left in a typical monthWyoming: $2,849 left in a typical month
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  • Property tax 1.75%
  • Rent under 30% of pay
  • Real winters

From your Chicago paycheck, you'd keep +$267/mo versus Chicago.

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Left each month

$2,693

Versus Chicago

+$267/mo

+$3,204 a year

Local pay

$89,119

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Paycheck to pocket
Monthly pay$7,427
Tax$1,833
Rent$1,065
Other bills$1,835
Left$2,693

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$2,693 / mo left

Alabama: $2,168 left in a typical monthArizona: $2,126 left in a typical monthArkansas: $2,400 left in a typical monthCalifornia: $1,645 left in a typical monthColorado: $2,458 left in a typical monthConnecticut: $2,294 left in a typical monthDelaware: $1,980 left in a typical monthDistrict of Columbia: $2,913 left in a typical monthFlorida: $2,204 left in a typical monthGeorgia: $1,988 left in a typical monthIdaho: $2,056 left in a typical monthIllinois: $2,569 left in a typical monthIndiana: $2,407 left in a typical monthIowa: $2,838 left in a typical monthKansas: $2,391 left in a typical monthKentucky: $2,312 left in a typical monthLouisiana: $2,486 left in a typical monthMaine: $1,949 left in a typical monthMaryland: $2,359 left in a typical monthMassachusetts: $2,076 left in a typical monthMichigan: $2,360 left in a typical monthMinnesota: $2,600 left in a typical monthMississippi: $2,011 left in a typical monthMissouri: $2,581 left in a typical monthMontana: $2,222 left in a typical monthNebraska: $2,541 left in a typical monthNevada: $2,296 left in a typical monthNew Hampshire: $2,794 left in a typical monthNew Jersey: $1,864 left in a typical monthNew Mexico: $2,037 left in a typical monthNew York: $2,320 left in a typical monthNorth Carolina: $2,194 left in a typical monthNorth Dakota: $3,238 left in a typical monthOhio: $2,583 left in a typical monthOklahoma: $2,455 left in a typical monthOregon: $1,624 left in a typical monthPennsylvania: $2,380 left in a typical monthRhode Island: $2,094 left in a typical monthSouth Carolina: $2,108 left in a typical monthSouth Dakota: $2,780 left in a typical monthTennessee: $2,530 left in a typical monthTexas: $2,620 left in a typical monthUtah: $1,822 left in a typical monthVermont: $2,118 left in a typical monthVirginia: $2,326 left in a typical monthWashington: $2,473 left in a typical monthWest Virginia: $2,277 left in a typical monthWisconsin: $2,642 left in a typical monthWyoming: $2,849 left in a typical monthChicagoCleveland
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The month

One earner. 1 bd.

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  • Taxes$1,833
  • Rent$1,065
  • Other living costs$1,835
  • Left over$2,693

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay
$89,119
Federal income tax
−$11,220
Social Security and Medicare
−$6,818
State income tax (OH)
−$1,734
City / county wage tax
−$2,228
Take-home pay
$67,119
Effective tax rate
24.7%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br
$1,065
Groceries
$364
Getting around
$515
Healthcare
$410
Utilities and internet
$228
Everything else
$319
Total spending
$2,900

Left over each month

$7,427 gross, minus $1,833 in tax and $2,900 in living costs.

$2,693

County by county

6 counties. Rent is what residents pay, not asking rent.

Population, rent, home value, income and commute by county in Cleveland, OH
CountyPeopleMedian rent2-bed rentHome valueIncomeCommute
Cuyahoga CountyOH1.2M58%$1,005$1,048$183,200$62,82324 min
Lorain CountyOH315k14%$916$902$207,200$70,69325 min
Lake CountyOH232k11%$1,073$1,087$199,900$77,95223 min
Medina CountyOH183k8%$1,090$1,108$268,000$92,66027 min
Ashtabula CountyOH97k4%$816$825$149,600$55,50726 min
Geauga CountyOH95k4%$1,018$977$305,100$100,78328 min

Census ACS 2023. “—” is not published.

Working remotely

If the paycheck stays the same

One adult, one bedroom, $120,000 held flat in every city. That leaves $4,353 a month here after tax and rent. One-bedroom rent in that math is $1,065.

Work from home
13.5% of workers
ACS 2024 1-year
Home internet
74.9% of households
Cable, fiber optic, or DSL
Paid to move, remote job
No open remote grant on this metro

Worked-from-home share is Census B08006_017E divided by all workers (ACS 2024 1-year, or ACS 2023 5-year when the 1-year table has no metro). Internet is households with cable, fiber optic, or DSL, from ACS 2023 5-year.

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Federal jobs that pay relocation here

9 open postings marked relocation-eligible. Fetched October 10, 2026.

  • Chief Counsel

    John Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field · $210,812–$217,332 a year

    Brook Park, OH · Cleveland, OH · Closes October 21, 2026

  • IT PROJECT MANAGER (PROJMGT)

    Information & Technology Dir, Payroll Services, Civilian Pay, ZTNA (Defense Finance and Accounting Service) · $90,341–$144,481 a year

    Indianapolis, IN · Cleveland, OH · Indianapolis, IN, Cleveland, OH · Closes October 21, 2026

  • IT SPECIALIST (SYSANALYSIS)

    Information & Technology Dir, Payroll Services, Civilian Pay, ZTNAAA (Defense Finance and Accounting Service) · $75,374–$121,502 a year

    Indianapolis, IN · Cleveland, OH · Whitehall, OH · Indianapolis, IN, Cleveland, OH, Columbus, OH · Closes October 22, 2026

  • IT SPECIALIST (INET)

    IT DIR OFFICES, FINANCIAL SERVICES, CASH & REPORTING, DATA MANAGEMENT PROGRAMMING 2, ZTOBCD (Defense Finance and Accounting Service) · $90,341–$121,502 a year

    Indianapolis, IN · Cleveland, OH · Columbus, OH · Indianapolis, IN, Cleveland, OH, Columbus, OH · Closes October 23, 2026

  • SUPERVISORY FINANCIAL SPECIALIST

    Transformation and Modernization - Account Provisioning systems (APS) (Defense Finance and Accounting Service) · $125,776–$170,736 a year

    Indianapolis, IN · Limestone, ME · Rome, NY · +2 more · Indianapolis, IN, Utica, NY, Cleveland, OH +1 · Closes October 26, 2026

4 more on the full list.

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The place

166 sunny days. July high 82°F. January nights 21°F. 24 min commute. A car per adult.

Weather
166 sunny days, 82°F in July, 21°F January nights
Getting around
A car per adult
Average commute
24 minutes each way
Size
2.2M people
Buying instead
Median home $201,000. About $1,494/mo with 20% down.
Taxes
Ohio income tax, plus a 2.50% city wage tax. Sales tax 7.2%, property tax 1.75%.

Fit

Money left over
71
Sun and mild weather
48
Being in a big city
64
Public school districts in Cleveland

12 largest districts, NCES 2024-2025. This is districts, not every school. Students, school count, and pupils per teacher.

Public school districts in Cleveland
DistrictCityStudentsSchoolsPupils / teacher
Cleveland MunicipalCleveland33,1439316.7
Parma CityParma9,0011318.3
Mentor Exempted VillageMentor6,8961316.7
Willoughby-Eastlake CityEastlake6,8611315.3
Alternative Education AcademyIndependence6,276135.2
Lorain CityLorain6,1501615.6
Brunswick CityBrunswick5,931817.6
Medina City SDMedina5,8671017
Strongsville CityStrongsville5,757917.2
Elyria City SchoolsElyria5,7021014.5
Berea CityBerea5,332518.4
Cleveland Heights-University Heights CityUniversity Heights5,0191014.4

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Questions

How is take-home pay in Cleveland calculated?

Cleveland is in Ohio, which taxes wage income, plus a local wage tax of 2.50%. Take-home is a local salary minus federal tax, payroll tax, and that state tax. Leftover is what remains after rent.

What does rent cost in Cleveland?

About $1,065 for a one-bedroom and $1,268 for a two-bedroom in Cleveland, OH.

How do I compare Cleveland with another city?

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