Greenville, SC → Tampa, FL
You'd keep $23 more a month in Tampa
+$276 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms.
In 2022-2023, 119 households moved Greenville → Tampa (avg AGI $62,639). 303 went the other way. The whole move →
| Per month | Greenville | Tampa | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $7,083 | $7,317 | +$234 |
| Income and payroll tax | $1,709 | $1,471 | −$238 |
| Take-home pay | $5,375 | $5,846 | +$472 |
| Rent | $1,205 | $1,520 | +$315 |
| Getting around | $560 | $592 | +$32 |
| Groceries | $372 | $400 | +$28 |
| Healthcare | $419 | $450 | +$31 |
| Utilities | $233 | $250 | +$17 |
| Everything else | $326 | $350 | +$24 |
| Left over | $2,261 | $2,284 | +$23 |
To break even in Tampa, you'd need to earn
$87,500
Household gross, versus $85,000 today. That's the salary that leaves you exactly as much at the end of the month as Greenville does now.
The tax difference alone
+$3,687
A year, in state and local income tax. Florida has no wage income tax.
More about Tampa
Greenville, SC in full
Blue Ridge foothills, a walkable downtown, and a 0.57% property tax.
Tampa, FL in full
No income tax and beaches, but insurance costs are the hidden line item.
The reverse move
Same two cities, but starting from Tampa on Tampa wages.
Tampa → Greenville →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.