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Columbus, OH: $2,644/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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From your Chicago paycheck, you'd keep +$218/mo versus Chicago.

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$2,644

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+$218/mo

+$2,616 a year

Local pay

$90,995

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Paycheck to pocket
Monthly pay$7,583
Tax$1,888
Rent$1,176
Other bills$1,875
Left$2,644

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$2,644 / 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 monthChicagoColumbus
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One earner. 1 bd.

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  • Taxes$1,888
  • Rent$1,176
  • Other living costs$1,875
  • Left over$2,644

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay
$90,995
Federal income tax
−$11,633
Social Security and Medicare
−$6,961
State income tax (OH)
−$1,786
City / county wage tax
−$2,275
Take-home pay
$68,340
Effective tax rate
24.9%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br
$1,176
Groceries
$372
Getting around
$526
Healthcare
$419
Utilities and internet
$233
Everything else
$326
Total spending
$3,051

Left over each month

$7,583 gross, minus $1,888 in tax and $3,051 in living costs.

$2,644

County by county

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

Population, rent, home value, income and commute by county in Columbus, OH
CountyPeopleMedian rent2-bed rentHome valueIncomeCommute
Franklin CountyOH1.3M61%$1,233$1,274$265,700$73,79522 min
Delaware CountyOH221k10%$1,433$1,503$419,500$130,08826 min
Licking CountyOH180k8%$999$1,025$250,700$81,03327 min
Fairfield CountyOH161k7%$1,114$1,140$272,200$87,06928 min
Union CountyOH65k3%$1,188$1,232$306,600$109,50627 min
Pickaway CountyOH59k3%$965$942$235,700$72,92728 min
Madison CountyOH44k2%$944$976$231,400$83,22926 min
Perry CountyOH35k2%$727$695$178,300$64,73732 min
Morrow CountyOH35k2%$942$849$200,800$71,04734 min
Hocking CountyOH28k1%$806$728$172,300$61,36631 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 $4,202 a month here after tax and rent. One-bedroom rent in that math is $1,176.

Work from home
16.9% of workers
ACS 2024 1-year
Home internet
81.0% 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

8 open postings marked relocation-eligible. Fetched October 10, 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

  • HEAVY MOBILE EQUIPMENT MECHANIC

    121 ARW (Air National Guard Units) · $32.87–$38.43 an hour

    Rickenbacker AFB, OH · Columbus, OH · Closes October 29, 2026

  • Heavy Mobile Equipment Repairer

    88th Readiness Division (U.S. Army Reserve Command) · $28.16–$32.86 an hour

    Whitehall, OH · Columbus, OH · Closes November 4, 2026

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The place

179 sunny days. July high 85°F. January nights 21°F. 24 min commute. A car per adult.

Weather
179 sunny days, 85°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 $274,300. About $1,936/mo with 20% down.
Taxes
Ohio income tax, plus a 2.50% city wage tax. Sales tax 7.2%, property tax 1.30%.

Fit

Money left over
69
Sun and mild weather
53
Being in a big city
66
Public school districts in Columbus

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

Public school districts in Columbus
DistrictCityStudentsSchoolsPupils / teacher
Columbus City Schools DistrictColumbus46,51511615.5
Olentangy LocalLewis Center24,1332919.1
South-Western CityGrove City21,9243417.7
Dublin CityDublin16,9672317.5
Hilliard CityColumbus16,2982416.4
Westerville CityWesterville14,5892417.1
Pickerington LocalPickerington11,7291619.1
Worthington CityWorthington10,8741916.2
Gahanna-Jefferson CityGahanna8,2901321
Reynoldsburg CityReynoldsburg7,1301016.8
Upper Arlington CityUpper Arlington6,6691018.3
Groveport Madison LocalGroveport6,2951119.8

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How is take-home pay in Columbus calculated?

Columbus 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 Columbus?

About $1,176 for a one-bedroom and $1,400 for a two-bedroom in Columbus, OH.

How do I compare Columbus with another city?

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