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Dallas: $3,049/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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  • No state income tax
  • Rent under 30% of pay
  • 234 sunny days

From your Chicago paycheck, you'd keep +$623/mo versus Chicago.

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Left each month

$3,049

Versus Chicago

+$623/mo

+$7,476 a year

Local pay

$95,686

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Paycheck to pocket
Monthly pay$7,974
Tax$1,665
Rent$1,258
Other bills$2,001
Left$3,049

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$3,049 / 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 monthChicagoDallas
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The month

One earner. 1 bd.

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  • Taxes$1,665
  • Rent$1,258
  • Other living costs$2,001
  • Left over$3,049

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay
$95,686
Federal income tax
−$12,665
Social Security and Medicare
−$7,320
State income tax (TX)
None
Take-home pay
$75,701
Effective tax rate
20.9%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br
$1,258
Groceries
$392
Getting around
$580
Healthcare
$441
Utilities and internet
$245
Everything else
$343
Total spending
$3,259

Left over each month

$7,974 gross, minus $1,665 in tax and $3,259 in living costs.

$3,049

County by county

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

Population, rent, home value, income and commute by county in Dallas, TX
CountyPeopleMedian rent2-bed rentHome valueIncomeCommute
Dallas CountyTX2.6M33%$1,469$1,528$277,900$74,14927 min
Tarrant CountyTX2.1M27%$1,447$1,463$294,100$81,90527 min
Collin CountyTX1.1M14%$1,792$1,875$447,600$117,58828 min
Denton CountyTX946k12%$1,642$1,707$403,400$108,18528 min
Ellis CountyTX204k3%$1,449$1,355$306,400$95,89831 min
Johnson CountyTX189k2%$1,343$1,257$254,600$81,82631 min
Kaufman CountyTX161k2%$1,408$1,178$290,800$88,60635 min
Parker CountyTX158k2%$1,440$1,312$343,600$102,09932 min
Rockwall CountyTX117k1%$1,899$1,797$386,000$124,91734 min
Hunt CountyTX105k1%$1,184$1,092$210,900$70,11232 min
Wise CountyTX72k1%$1,239$1,032$277,200$89,89734 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 $4,472 a month here after tax and rent. One-bedroom rent in that math is $1,258.

Work from home
15.6% of workers
ACS 2024 1-year
Home internet
77.4% 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

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

  • Supervisory Hydrologic Technician

    Oklahoma-Texas Water Science Center (Geological Survey) · $97,307–$126,502 a year

    Fort Worth, TX · Dallas, TX · Closes October 21, 2026

  • Civil Engineer

    Southwestern Division (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers) · $125,776–$197,200 a year

    Little Rock AFB, AR · Corona, CA · El Monte, CA · +24 more · Little Rock, AR, Los Angeles, CA, Bakersfield, CA +16 · Closes October 22, 2026

  • Supervisory Program Manager (Assistant Director)

    Department of State Headquarters · $125,776–$197,200 a year

    Hot Springs, AR · Tucson, AZ · Los Angeles, CA · +27 more · Hot Springs, AR, Tucson, AZ, Los Angeles, CA +26 · Closes October 22, 2026

  • Unit Administrative Technician

    416th Theater Engineer Command (U.S. Army Reserve Command) · $54,857–$71,315 a year

    Grand Prairie, TX · Seagoville, TX · Dallas, TX · Closes October 26, 2026

  • ATTORNEY ADVISER (LABOR)

    Southwestern Division (SWD) (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers) · $136,736–$177,762 a year

    Fort Worth, TX · Dallas, TX · Closes October 29, 2026

25 more on the full list.

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The place

234 sunny days. July high 96°F. January nights 37°F. 28 min commute. A car per adult.

Weather
234 sunny days, 96°F in July, 37°F January nights
Getting around
A car per adult
Average commute
28 minutes each way
Size
8.1M people
Buying instead
Median home $330,300. About $2,383/mo with 20% down.
Taxes
No state income tax. Sales tax 8.2%, property tax 1.49%.

Fit

Money left over
84
Sun and mild weather
70
Being in a big city
76
Public school districts in Dallas

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

Public school districts in Dallas
DistrictCityStudentsSchoolsPupils / teacher
Dallas ISDDallas139,80223914.9
Fort Worth ISDFort Worth70,40513714.9
Frisco ISDFrisco65,2897714.6
Arlington ISDArlington53,3397413.8
Garland ISDGarland51,0216915
Lewisville ISDLewisville47,8766213.5
Plano ISDPlano46,6127713.7
Mesquite ISDMesquite37,9305113.7
Richardson ISDRichardson36,9715113.9
Mansfield ISDMansfield35,3544714.9
Denton ISDDenton33,3294613.8
Northwest ISDJustin32,0983715.3

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Questions

How is take-home pay in Dallas calculated?

Dallas is in Texas, which has no state income tax. 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 Dallas?

About $1,258 for a one-bedroom and $1,498 for a two-bedroom in Dallas, TX.

How do I compare Dallas with another city?

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