Minneapolis, MN → Austin, TX
You'd keep $410 more a month in Austin
+$4,920 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms.
In 2022-2023, 417 households moved Minneapolis → Austin (avg AGI $134,010). 206 went the other way. The whole move →
| Per month | Minneapolis | Austin | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $8,250 | $8,094 | −$156 |
| Income and payroll tax | $2,186 | $1,701 | −$485 |
| Take-home pay | $6,064 | $6,393 | +$330 |
| Rent | $1,369 | $1,226 | −$143 |
| Getting around | $504 | $566 | +$62 |
| Groceries | $400 | $400 | $0 |
| Healthcare | $450 | $450 | $0 |
| Utilities | $250 | $250 | $0 |
| Everything else | $350 | $350 | $0 |
| Left over | $2,741 | $3,151 | +$410 |
To break even in Austin, you'd need to earn
$90,000
Household gross, versus $99,000 today. That's the salary that leaves you exactly as much at the end of the month as Minneapolis does now.
The tax difference alone
+$5,269
A year, in state and local income tax. Texas has no wage income tax.
More about Austin
Minneapolis, MN in full
Strong wages, good bones, and a January that averages 9°F at night.
Austin, TX in full
No income tax, but property taxes are among the steepest anywhere.
The reverse move
Same two cities, but starting from Austin on Austin wages.
Austin → Minneapolis →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.