Baltimore, MD → Pittsburgh, PA
You'd keep $91 more a month in Pittsburgh
+$1,092 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms.
In 2022-2023, 246 households moved Baltimore → Pittsburgh (avg AGI $74,020). 217 went the other way. The whole move →
| Per month | Baltimore | Pittsburgh | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $8,250 | $7,472 | −$778 |
| Income and payroll tax | $2,389 | $1,970 | −$419 |
| Take-home pay | $5,861 | $5,502 | −$360 |
| Rent | $1,511 | $1,191 | −$320 |
| Getting around | $482 | $497 | +$15 |
| Groceries | $408 | $368 | −$40 |
| Healthcare | $459 | $414 | −$45 |
| Utilities | $255 | $230 | −$25 |
| Everything else | $357 | $322 | −$35 |
| Left over | $2,389 | $2,480 | +$91 |
To break even in Pittsburgh, you'd need to earn
$88,000
Household gross, versus $99,000 today. That's the salary that leaves you exactly as much at the end of the month as Baltimore does now.
The tax difference alone
+$2,255
A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 29.0% in Baltimore, 26.4% in Pittsburgh.
More about Pittsburgh
Baltimore, MD in full
DC salaries within commuting distance, at Baltimore prices.
Pittsburgh, PA in full
Real city density and a robotics job market, at Rust Belt prices.
The reverse move
Same two cities, but starting from Pittsburgh on Pittsburgh wages.
Pittsburgh → Baltimore →Rent is Zillow's asking rent for each metro; taxes and living costs are modelled. An estimate, not a quote or tax advice. How this is calculated.