Baltimore, MD → St. Louis, MO
You'd keep $245 more a month in St. Louis
+$2,940 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms.
| Per month | Baltimore | St. Louis | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $8,250 | $7,550 | −$700 |
| Income and payroll tax | $2,389 | $1,893 | −$496 |
| Take-home pay | $5,861 | $5,657 | −$204 |
| Rent | $1,511 | $1,144 | −$367 |
| Getting around | $482 | $545 | +$63 |
| Groceries | $408 | $368 | −$40 |
| Healthcare | $459 | $414 | −$45 |
| Utilities | $255 | $230 | −$25 |
| Everything else | $357 | $322 | −$35 |
| Left over | $2,389 | $2,634 | +$245 |
To break even in St. Louis, you'd need to earn
$86,000
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
+$3,460
A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 29.0% in Baltimore, 25.1% in St. Louis.
Baltimore, MD in full
DC salaries within commuting distance, at Baltimore prices.
St. Louis, MO in full
The lowest home prices of any metro over 2 million people.
The reverse move
Same two cities, but starting from St. Louis on St. Louis wages.
St. Louis → 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.