Example household · $83,730 · same pay · 1 adult

Salisbury

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Move Score54

Salisbury, MD

$1,689after tax and rent

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On a $83,730 household paycheck in Salisbury.

Modelled metro

So you know: homicide deaths in Salisbury are under the US rate in this release, 5.5 versus 6.5 per 100,000. CDC via County Health Rankings, CDC NVSS 2017–2023 (CHR 2025 release).

Move Score

54

Each row is 0–100. The Move Score is their weighted average, rounded, and it stops at 99. Rent is only in Housing. Jobs is off when the paycheck is the same in every city. Schools is off when there are no kids.

The 6 rows that are on. Their weighted average is 53.8, and that is the score, rounded, up to 99. Rows that are off stay out. The percent on each row is its weight. Tap a row to see what it measures. How the score is weighted

Example household

Example: $83,730, same pay in every city · One adult, renting a 1-bedroom

Salary, before tax

$83,730 in every city.

Pay between cities
Job
Adults
Kids
Housing
Bedrooms · 1 bedroom

These figures are projections built from available public data. Conditions change, and the numbers may not reflect current prices, taxes, or immigration rules. Check official sources before you make decisions.

After tax and rent

$1,689

Home city

Not picked

Salary

$83,730

Same everywhere

Paycheck to pocket
Monthly pay$6,978
Tax$1,859
Rent$1,433
Other bills$1,996
Left$1,689

Stats

Rent
$1,706
2 bd median
Take-home
$5,118
Per month
Tax
27%
Of pay
Prices
3% below
US, besides rent

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$1,689 / mo

Money left after tax and rent, by state.Salisbury
LowerHigher
Salisbury · this breakdown

The month

One earner. 1 bd.

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  • Taxes$1,859
  • Rent$1,433
  • Other$1,996
  • Left$1,689

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay
$83,730
Federal income tax
−$9,591
Social Security and Medicare
−$6,405
State income tax (MD)
−$3,804
City / county wage tax
−$2,512
Take-home pay
$61,419
Effective tax rate
26.6%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br
$1,433
Groceries
$388
Getting around
$588
Healthcare
$437
Utilities and internet
$243
Everything else
$340
Total spending
$3,429

After tax and rent

$1,689 left/mo

County by county

2 counties. Rent in this table is the Census median of what residents pay. The city figure is Zillow asking rent.

Population, rent, home value, income and commute by county in Salisbury, MD
CountyPeopleMedian rent2-bed rentHome valueIncomeCommute
Wicomico CountyMD104k81%$1,238$1,209$238,900$72,86123 min
Somerset CountyMD25k19%$938$900$164,300$52,46225 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 $3,578 a month here after tax and rent. One-bedroom rent in that math is $1,433.

Work from home
7.6% of workers
ACS 2023 5-year
Home internet
69.2% of households
Cable, fiber optic, or DSL
Paid to move, remote job
No open remote grant on this metro

Worked-from-home share is from ACS 2023 5-year. Internet is households with cable, fiber optic, or DSL, from ACS 2023 5-year.

Best cities for remote workersMoving from Maryland

The place

23 min commute. A car per adult.

Weather
Not shown for this metro.
Getting around
A car per adult
Average commute
23 minutes each way
Size
129k people
Buying instead
Median home $228,300. About $1,621/mo with 20% down.
Taxes
Maryland income tax tops out at 5.75%, plus a 3.00% city wage tax. Sales tax 6.0%, property tax 0.88%.

Schools

Students
18,483
Pupils per teacher
12.7
Districts
2
  1. Wicomico County Public Schools15,582 students
  2. Somerset County Public Schools2,901 students

NCES 2024-2025. The district count is every public district in the metro. The names are the largest 2.

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Questions

How is take-home pay in Salisbury calculated?

Salisbury is in Maryland, 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 and bills.

What does rent cost in Salisbury?

About $1,433 for a one-bedroom and $1,706 for a two-bedroom in Salisbury, MD. Salisbury averages 216 sunny days, a July high of 87°F, and a 23-minute commute.

How do I compare Salisbury with another city?

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

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