Dallas, TX → Milwaukee, WI
Moving to Milwaukee costs you $410 a month
−$4,920 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms.
In 2022-2023, 202 households moved Dallas → Milwaukee (avg AGI $44,084). 474 went the other way. The whole move →
| Per month | Dallas | Milwaukee | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $7,958 | $7,646 | −$312 |
| Income and payroll tax | $1,661 | $1,882 | +$221 |
| Take-home pay | $6,298 | $5,764 | −$533 |
| Rent | $1,263 | $1,245 | −$18 |
| Getting around | $580 | $503 | −$77 |
| Groceries | $392 | $384 | −$8 |
| Healthcare | $441 | $432 | −$9 |
| Utilities | $245 | $240 | −$5 |
| Everything else | $343 | $336 | −$7 |
| Left over | $3,034 | $2,624 | −$410 |
To break even in Milwaukee, you'd need to earn
$99,500
Household gross, versus $95,500 today. That's the salary that leaves you exactly as much at the end of the month as Dallas does now.
The tax difference alone
−$3,765
A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 20.9% in Dallas, 24.6% in Milwaukee.
More about Milwaukee
Dallas, TX in full
No income tax, endless new construction, and a 1.5% property tax bill.
Milwaukee, WI in full
Lake Michigan summers, cheap housing, and a 1.5% property tax.
The reverse move
Same two cities, but starting from Milwaukee on Milwaukee wages.
Milwaukee → Dallas →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.