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Seattle, WA

No state income tax and high wages, offset by home prices and 150 sunny days.

Left over monthly

$3,406

Versus Chicago

+$1,026/mo

+$12,312 a year

Local pay for your job

$112,571

Local wages run 20% vs national

Where the money goes

One earner filing as a household, at 1 bedrooms.

  • Taxes$2,083
  • Rent$1,761
  • Other living costs$2,131
  • Left over$3,406

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay
$112,571
Federal income tax
−$16,380
Social Security and Medicare
−$8,612
State income tax (WA)
None
Take-home pay
$87,580
Effective tax rate
22.2%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br
$1,761
Groceries
$452
Getting around
$493
Healthcare
$508
Utilities and internet
$283
Everything else
$395
Total spending
$3,892

Left over each month

$9,381 gross, minus $2,083 in tax and $3,892 in living costs.

$3,406

What living here is like

Weather
152 sunny days, 79°F in July, 37°F January nights
Getting around
One car for the household is workable
Average commute
29 minutes each way
Size
4.0M people
Buying instead
Median home $673,500 — roughly $4,517/mo with 20% down, tax and upkeep
Taxes
No state income tax. Sales tax 9.4%, property tax 0.88%.

How it scores against what you said matters

Money left over
100
Sun and mild weather
49
Access to the outdoors
92
City life and culture
82
A short commute
45

Chicago vs Seattle, line by line

Same job, same household, both tax codes applied.

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