Midland vs Winston-Salem leftover
Moving to Winston-Salem costs you $1,183 a month
$2,298/mo leftover in Winston-Salem vs $3,481 in Midland after tax and rent ($1,183 less). −$14,196 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms. Not a cost-of-living index.
Midland leftover
$3,481
a month after tax and rent
Winston-Salem leftover
$2,298
−$1,183 vs Midland
Compare Midland to another metro
Same paycheck. Try a different city next to Midland.
Monthly gap
Midland → Winston-Salem
$1,183
less / month in Midland
$2,298 in Winston-Salem · $3,481 in Midland · One adult, renting a 1-bedroom
Home
Only when you tap. We match the nearest metro and don't keep the coordinates.
Destination
−$1,183 / mo
| Per month | Midland | Winston-Salem | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $8,417 | $6,903 | −$1,513 |
| Income and payroll tax | $1,797 | $1,596 | −$200 |
| Take-home pay | $6,620 | $5,307 | −$1,313 |
| Rent | $1,254 | $1,047 | −$207 |
| Getting around | $570 | $567 | −$3 |
| Groceries | $363 | $385 | +$22 |
| Healthcare | $408 | $433 | +$25 |
| Utilities | $227 | $241 | +$14 |
| Everything else | $317 | $337 | +$20 |
| Left over | $3,481 | $2,298 | −$1,183 |
To break even in Winston-Salem, you'd need to earn
$104,500
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
−$2,979
A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 21.3% in Midland, 23.1% in Winston-Salem.
More about Winston-Salem
Midland, TX in full
No state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,493 and 263 sunny days; commutes average 22 minutes.
Winston-Salem, NC in full
A flat 4.25% state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,246 and 221 sunny days; commutes average 24 minutes.
The reverse move
Same two cities, but starting from Winston-Salem on Winston-Salem wages.
Winston-Salem → Midland →Questions
Is the cost of living lower in Winston-Salem than Midland?
A one-bedroom is about $1,254 in Midland versus $1,047 in Winston-Salem. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $1,183 a month lower in Winston-Salem. Change the job or household on the comparison to see your number.
Does Winston-Salem have state income tax?
Winston-Salem is in North Carolina, which taxes wage income.
What changes if you move from Midland to Winston-Salem?
Take-home pay is recalculated under North Carolina 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.
Leftover is take-home after federal, state and city wage tax, minus asking rent at the bedroom count you set, minus a modelled month of groceries, utilities, healthcare, transport and childcare. It is not a cost-of-living index and not a moving quote. The dollar gap between Midland and Winston-Salem moves when you change the job, remote versus local pay, or bedrooms. How the math works · Leftover vs a COL index · Why a cheaper COL% can still lose leftover.
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.