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Pittsburgh: $2,529/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 1.61%
  • Rent under 30% of pay
  • Real winters

From your Chicago paycheck, you'd keep +$103/mo versus Chicago.

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$2,529

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+$103/mo

+$1,236 a year

Local pay

$90,057

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Paycheck to pocket
Monthly pay$7,505
Tax$1,982
Rent$1,163
Other bills$1,831
Left$2,529

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$2,529 / 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 monthChicagoPittsburgh
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One earner. 1 bd.

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  • Taxes$1,982
  • Rent$1,163
  • Other living costs$1,831
  • Left over$2,529

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay
$90,057
Federal income tax
−$11,427
Social Security and Medicare
−$6,889
State income tax (PA)
−$2,765
City / county wage tax
−$2,702
Take-home pay
$66,275
Effective tax rate
26.4%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br
$1,163
Groceries
$368
Getting around
$497
Healthcare
$414
Utilities and internet
$230
Everything else
$322
Total spending
$2,994

Left over each month

$7,505 gross, minus $1,982 in tax and $2,994 in living costs.

$2,529

County by county

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

Population, rent, home value, income and commute by county in Pittsburgh, PA
CountyPeopleMedian rent2-bed rentHome valueIncomeCommute
Allegheny CountyPA1.2M51%$1,111$1,160$216,700$76,39326 min
Westmoreland CountyPA353k14%$843$878$193,100$72,46827 min
Washington CountyPA210k9%$922$948$220,600$77,48727 min
Butler CountyPA196k8%$1,018$1,034$275,600$86,77527 min
Beaver CountyPA167k7%$867$899$185,500$70,15626 min
Fayette CountyPA127k5%$771$803$126,900$56,09327 min
Lawrence CountyPA85k3%$778$819$136,700$60,77924 min
Armstrong CountyPA65k3%$802$803$146,300$64,29529 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 $4,130 a month here after tax and rent. One-bedroom rent in that math is $1,163.

Work from home
15.7% of workers
ACS 2024 1-year
Home internet
76.6% 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

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

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The place

162 sunny days. July high 83°F. January nights 21°F. 26 min commute. A car per adult.

Weather
162 sunny days, 83°F in July, 21°F January nights
Getting around
A car per adult
Average commute
26 minutes each way
Size
2.4M people
Buying instead
Median home $204,500. About $1,496/mo with 20% down.
Taxes
Pennsylvania income tax, plus a 3.00% city wage tax. Sales tax 6.3%, property tax 1.61%.

Fit

Money left over
65
Sun and mild weather
47
Being in a big city
68
Public school districts in Pittsburgh

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

Public school districts in Pittsburgh
DistrictCityStudentsSchoolsPupils / teacher
Pittsburgh SDPittsburgh19,5715611.8
Pennsylvania Cyber CSMidland10,198123
North Allegheny SDPittsburgh8,6131113.9
Seneca Valley SDHarmony7,491813.2
Butler Area SDButler5,901913.7
Mt Lebanon SDPittsburgh5,5041013.7
Canon-McMillan SDCanonsburg5,480915.7
Hempfield Area SDGreensburg5,062914
Norwin SDNorth Huntingdon4,986716.4
North Hills SDPittsburgh4,627613.3
Pine-Richland SDGibsonia4,600614.1
Baldwin-Whitehall SDPittsburgh4,481516

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Questions

How is take-home pay in Pittsburgh calculated?

Pittsburgh is in Pennsylvania, which taxes wage income, plus a local wage tax of 3.00%. 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 Pittsburgh?

About $1,163 for a one-bedroom and $1,384 for a two-bedroom in Pittsburgh, PA.

How do I compare Pittsburgh with another city?

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