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Rochester, NY: $2,532/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 2.40%
  • Rent under 30% of pay
  • Real winters

From your Chicago paycheck, you'd keep +$106/mo versus Chicago.

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$2,532

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+$106/mo

+$1,272 a year

Local pay

$90,057

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Paycheck to pocket
Monthly pay$7,505
Tax$1,889
Rent$1,208
Other bills$1,875
Left$2,532

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$2,532 / 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 monthChicagoRochester
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Rochester · this breakdownChicago · home

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One earner. 1 bd.

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  • Taxes$1,889
  • Rent$1,208
  • Other living costs$1,875
  • Left over$2,532

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay
$90,057
Federal income tax
−$11,427
Social Security and Medicare
−$6,889
State income tax (NY)
−$4,355
Take-home pay
$67,386
Effective tax rate
25.2%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br
$1,208
Groceries
$372
Getting around
$526
Healthcare
$419
Utilities and internet
$233
Everything else
$326
Total spending
$3,083

Left over each month

$7,505 gross, minus $1,889 in tax and $3,083 in living costs.

$2,532

County by county

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

Population, rent, home value, income and commute by county in Rochester, NY
CountyPeopleMedian rent2-bed rentHome valueIncomeCommute
Monroe CountyNY754k71%$1,126$1,208$197,100$74,40920 min
Ontario CountyNY112k11%$1,126$1,174$202,900$79,81422 min
Wayne CountyNY91k9%$929$938$163,400$73,91424 min
Livingston CountyNY62k6%$912$990$169,600$72,46425 min
Orleans CountyNY40k4%$877$871$126,200$63,83827 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 $4,135 a month here after tax and rent. One-bedroom rent in that math is $1,208.

Work from home
12.0% of workers
ACS 2024 1-year
Home internet
77.5% 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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The place

163 sunny days. July high 81°F. January nights 17°F. 21 min commute. A car per adult.

Weather
163 sunny days, 81°F in July, 17°F January nights
Getting around
A car per adult
Average commute
21 minutes each way
Size
1.1M people
Buying instead
Median home $190,100. About $1,516/mo with 20% down.
Taxes
New York income tax. Sales tax 8.5%, property tax 2.40%.

Fit

Money left over
65
Sun and mild weather
43
Being in a big city
54
Public school districts in Rochester

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

Public school districts in Rochester
DistrictCityStudentsSchoolsPupils / teacher
Rochester City School DistrictRochester21,9904010.3
Greece Central School DistrictRochester10,0461711.1
Webster Central School DistrictWebster8,0141110.8
Rush-Henrietta Central School DistrictHenrietta5,726911.9
Pittsford Central School DistrictPittsford5,571912.2
Fairport Central School DistrictFairport5,269810.8
Penfield Central School DistrictRochester4,721611
Victor Central School DistrictVictor4,290511.3
Hilton Central School DistrictHilton4,169511.3
Churchville-Chili Central School DistrictChurchville3,851511.3
Gates Chili Central School DistrictRochester3,799611.7
West Irondequoit Central School DistrictRochester3,6991012.1

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Questions

How is take-home pay in Rochester calculated?

Rochester is in New York, which taxes wage income. 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 Rochester?

About $1,208 for a one-bedroom and $1,438 for a two-bedroom in Rochester, NY.

How do I compare Rochester with another city?

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

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