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Orlando: $2,193/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
  • 236 sunny days

From your Chicago paycheck, you'd keep −$233/mo versus Chicago.

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Left each month

$2,193

Versus Chicago

−$233/mo

−$2,796 a year

Local pay

$85,367

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Paycheck to pocket
Monthly pay$7,114
Tax$1,410
Rent$1,488
Other bills$2,022
Left$2,193

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$2,193 / 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 monthChicagoOrlando
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Orlando · this breakdownChicago · home

The month

One earner. 1 bd.

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  • Taxes$1,410
  • Rent$1,488
  • Other living costs$2,022
  • Left over$2,193

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay
$85,367
Federal income tax
−$10,395
Social Security and Medicare
−$6,531
State income tax (FL)
None
Take-home pay
$68,442
Effective tax rate
19.8%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br
$1,488
Groceries
$396
Getting around
$586
Healthcare
$446
Utilities and internet
$248
Everything else
$347
Total spending
$3,510

Left over each month

$7,114 gross, minus $1,410 in tax and $3,510 in living costs.

$2,193

County by county

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

Population, rent, home value, income and commute by county in Orlando, FL
CountyPeopleMedian rent2-bed rentHome valueIncomeCommute
Orange CountyFL1.4M53%$1,675$1,653$358,300$77,01128 min
Seminole CountyFL475k17%$1,686$1,652$357,300$83,03027 min
Osceola CountyFL407k15%$1,651$1,549$317,600$68,71135 min
Lake CountyFL399k15%$1,468$1,437$287,900$69,95630 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 $4,221 a month here after tax and rent. One-bedroom rent in that math is $1,488.

Work from home
16.8% of workers
ACS 2024 1-year
Home internet
80.5% 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

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

  • Army Reserve Administrator

    377th Theater Sustainment Command (U.S. Army Reserve Command) · $61,722–$80,243 a year

    Orlando, FL · Orlando, FL · Closes October 21, 2026

  • Resident Engineer

    Office of the Construction Facilities and Management (CFM) (Office of the Secretary) · $106,437–$138,370 a year

    Los Angeles, CA · Palo Alto, CA · San Francisco, CA · +10 more · Los Angeles, CA, San Francisco, CA, Stockton, CA +9 · Closes November 5, 2026

  • CRIMINAL INVESTIGATOR

    Office of Investigations (Veterans Affairs, Inspector General) · $63,780–$97,087 a year

    Bay Pines, FL · Orlando, FL · Palm Beach Gardens, FL · +6 more · Tampa, FL, Orlando, FL, Port St. Lucie, FL +6 · Closes December 31, 2026

  • CRIMINAL INVESTIGATOR

    Office of Investigations (Veterans Affairs, Inspector General) · $63,780–$97,087 a year

    Bay Pines, FL · Orlando, FL · Palm Beach Gardens, FL · +6 more · Tampa, FL, Orlando, FL, Port St. Lucie, FL +6 · Closes December 31, 2026

  • IT CYBERSECURITY SPECIALIST (INFOSEC)

    Naval Air Systems Command · $89,508–$140,426 a year

    Naval Air Station Jacksonville, FL · Orlando Naval Warfare Center, FL · Cherry Point, NC · +1 more · Jacksonville, FL, Orlando, FL, Jacksonville, NC +1 · Closes February 10, 2027

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The place

236 sunny days. July high 92°F. January nights 49°F. 28 min commute. A car per adult.

Weather
236 sunny days, 92°F in July, 49°F January nights
Getting around
A car per adult
Average commute
28 minutes each way
Size
2.7M people
Buying instead
Median home $338,500. About $2,290/mo with 20% down.
Taxes
No state income tax. Sales tax 7.0%, property tax 0.95%.

Fit

Money left over
52
Sun and mild weather
78
Being in a big city
70
Public school districts in Orlando

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

Public school districts in Orlando
DistrictCityStudentsSchoolsPupils / teacher
OrangeOrlando205,85327518
OsceolaKissimmee75,3148619.5
SeminoleSanford63,9347617
LakeTavares47,9826117.8
UcpOrlando1,455013.7

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Questions

How is take-home pay in Orlando calculated?

Orlando is in Florida, 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 Orlando?

About $1,488 for a one-bedroom and $1,771 for a two-bedroom in Orlando, FL.

How do I compare Orlando with another city?

Put Orlando next to another city on the same job and household. The gap is the tax bill and the rent.

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