Los Angeles, CA → Reno, NV
You'd keep $613 more a month in Reno
+$7,356 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms.
In 2022-2023, 663 households moved Los Angeles → Reno (avg AGI $101,570). 391 went the other way. The whole move →
| Per month | Los Angeles | Reno | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $8,750 | $7,344 | −$1,406 |
| Income and payroll tax | $2,378 | $1,479 | −$900 |
| Take-home pay | $6,372 | $5,865 | −$507 |
| Rent | $2,276 | $1,539 | −$737 |
| Getting around | $674 | $566 | −$108 |
| Groceries | $476 | $400 | −$76 |
| Healthcare | $536 | $450 | −$86 |
| Utilities | $298 | $250 | −$48 |
| Everything else | $417 | $350 | −$67 |
| Left over | $1,697 | $2,310 | +$613 |
To break even in Reno, you'd need to earn
$77,500
Household gross, versus $105,000 today. That's the salary that leaves you exactly as much at the end of the month as Los Angeles does now.
The tax difference alone
+$5,792
A year, in state and local income tax. Nevada has no wage income tax.
More about Reno
Los Angeles, CA in full
Perfect weather, deep job market, and a car payment you can't avoid.
Reno, NV in full
No income tax and Tahoe in 45 minutes; home prices have caught on.
The reverse move
Same two cities, but starting from Reno on Reno wages.
Reno → Los Angeles →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.