Moving from Oklahoma City to Raleigh
You'd keep $215 more a month in Raleigh
+$2,580 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms.
Oklahoma City leftover
$2,513
a month after tax and rent
Raleigh leftover
$2,728
+$215 vs Oklahoma City
| Per month | Oklahoma City | Raleigh | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $7,000 | $7,856 | +$856 |
| Income and payroll tax | $1,668 | $1,919 | +$251 |
| Take-home pay | $5,332 | $5,937 | +$605 |
| Rent | $972 | $1,249 | +$277 |
| Getting around | $542 | $568 | +$26 |
| Groceries | $360 | $384 | +$24 |
| Healthcare | $405 | $432 | +$27 |
| Utilities | $225 | $240 | +$15 |
| Everything else | $315 | $336 | +$21 |
| Left over | $2,513 | $2,728 | +$215 |
To break even in Raleigh, you'd need to earn
$90,500
Household gross, versus $84,000 today. That's the salary that leaves you exactly as much at the end of the month as Oklahoma City does now.
The tax difference alone
+$35
A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 23.8% in Oklahoma City, 24.4% in Raleigh.
More about Raleigh
Oklahoma City, OK in full
The cheapest housing of any metro over a million people.
Raleigh, NC in full
Research Triangle salaries, low taxes, and not much to do downtown.
The reverse move
Same two cities, but starting from Raleigh on Raleigh wages.
Raleigh → Oklahoma City →Questions
Is the cost of living lower in Raleigh than Oklahoma City?
A one-bedroom is about $972 in Oklahoma City versus $1,249 in Raleigh. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $215 a month higher in Raleigh. Change the job or household on the comparison to see your number.
Does Raleigh have state income tax?
Raleigh is in North Carolina, which taxes wage income.
What changes if you move from Oklahoma City to Raleigh?
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.
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.