Moving from Midland to Bremerton

Moving to Bremerton costs you $626 a month

−$7,512 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms.

Midland leftover

$3,462

a month after tax and rent

Bremerton leftover

$2,836

−$626 vs Midland

Monthly and annual budget comparison between Midland, TX and Bremerton, WA
Per monthMidlandBremertonDifference
Gross pay$8,417$8,261−$156
Income and payroll tax$1,797$1,750−$46
Take-home pay$6,620$6,510−$110
Rent$1,273$1,612+$339
Getting around$570$505−$65
Groceries$363$430+$67
Healthcare$408$483+$75
Utilities$227$269+$42
Everything else$317$376+$59
Left over$3,462$2,836−$626

To break even in Bremerton, you'd need to earn

$110,000

Household gross, versus $101,000 today. That's the salary that leaves you exactly as much at the end of the month as Midland does now.

The tax difference alone

$0

A year, in state and local income tax. Washington has no wage income tax.

More about Bremerton

Midland, TX in full

No state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,516 and 263 sunny days; commutes average 22 minutes.

Bremerton, WA in full

No state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,919 and 154 sunny days; commutes average 30 minutes.

The reverse move

Same two cities, but starting from Bremerton on Bremerton wages.

BremertonMidland

Questions

Is the cost of living lower in Bremerton than Midland?

A one-bedroom is about $1,273 in Midland versus $1,612 in Bremerton. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $626 a month lower in Bremerton. Change the job or household on the comparison to see your number.

Does Bremerton have state income tax?

Bremerton is in Washington, which has no state income tax.

What changes if you move from Midland to Bremerton?

Take-home pay is recalculated under Washington tax, rent is priced at the same bedroom count, and leftover is the gap. The from-to page also lists IRS households that already made the move, when that data exists.

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.