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San Antonio: $2,835/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
  • Property tax 1.87%
  • Rent under 30% of pay

From your Chicago paycheck, you'd keep +$409/mo versus Chicago.

  • 220 sunny days

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Left each month

$2,835

Versus Chicago

+$409/mo

+$4,908 a year

Local pay

$87,243

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Paycheck to pocket
Monthly pay$7,270
Tax$1,457
Rent$1,049
Other bills$1,929
Left$2,835

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$2,835 / 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 monthChicagoSan Antonio
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The month

One earner. 1 bd.

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  • Taxes$1,457
  • Rent$1,049
  • Other living costs$1,929
  • Left over$2,835

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay
$87,243
Federal income tax
−$10,807
Social Security and Medicare
−$6,674
State income tax (TX)
None
Take-home pay
$69,761
Effective tax rate
20.0%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br
$1,049
Groceries
$376
Getting around
$566
Healthcare
$423
Utilities and internet
$235
Everything else
$329
Total spending
$2,978

Left over each month

$7,270 gross, minus $1,457 in tax and $2,978 in living costs.

$2,835

County by county

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

Population, rent, home value, income and commute by county in San Antonio, TX
CountyPeopleMedian rent2-bed rentHome valueIncomeCommute
Bexar CountyTX2.0M78%$1,290$1,335$244,100$70,57126 min
Guadalupe CountyTX178k7%$1,439$1,249$285,900$93,77629 min
Comal CountyTX175k7%$1,460$1,474$398,800$99,01531 min
Medina CountyTX52k2%$1,091$1,163$220,000$73,46230 min
Wilson CountyTX52k2%$1,069$1,067$286,300$92,46135 min
Atascosa CountyTX50k2%$997$929$157,400$69,41329 min
Kendall CountyTX47k2%$1,576$1,513$489,800$110,49829 min
Bandera CountyTX22k1%$998$977$249,800$69,70340 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 $4,753 a month here after tax and rent. One-bedroom rent in that math is $1,049.

Work from home
13.4% of workers
ACS 2024 1-year
Home internet
75.2% of households
Cable, fiber optic, or DSL
Paid to move, remote job
No open remote grant on this metro

Worked-from-home share is 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

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

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The place

220 sunny days. July high 95°F. January nights 40°F. 27 min commute. A car per adult.

Weather
220 sunny days, 95°F in July, 40°F January nights
Getting around
A car per adult
Average commute
27 minutes each way
Size
2.6M people
Buying instead
Median home $258,700. About $1,948/mo with 20% down.
Taxes
No state income tax. Sales tax 8.2%, property tax 1.87%.

Fit

Money left over
76
Sun and mild weather
67
Being in a big city
64
Public school districts in San Antonio

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

Public school districts in San Antonio
DistrictCityStudentsSchoolsPupils / teacher
Northside ISDSan Antonio100,20812814.2
North East ISDSan Antonio56,4207514.2
San Antonio ISDSan Antonio44,0478615
Comal ISDNew Braunfels29,8393715.3
Judson ISDSan Antonio23,5393615.5
Schertz-Cibolo-U City ISDSchertz14,9471615.5
Southwest ISDSan Antonio14,8331814.5
Great Hearts TexasSan Antonio12,9261320
Harlandale ISDSan Antonio11,5462014.6
East Central ISDSan Antonio11,4971617.4
Boerne ISDBoerne11,1011415.8
New Braunfels ISDNew Braunfels9,8931615.3

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Questions

How is take-home pay in San Antonio calculated?

San Antonio 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 San Antonio?

About $1,049 for a one-bedroom and $1,249 for a two-bedroom in San Antonio, TX.

How do I compare San Antonio with another city?

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

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