Omaha, NE → Dallas, TX
You'd keep $412 more a month in Dallas
+$4,944 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms.
In 2022-2023, 305 households moved Omaha → Dallas (avg AGI $96,780). 197 went the other way. The whole move →
| Per month | Omaha | Dallas | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $7,417 | $7,963 | +$547 |
| Income and payroll tax | $1,813 | $1,662 | −$150 |
| Take-home pay | $5,604 | $6,301 | +$697 |
| Rent | $1,100 | $1,263 | +$163 |
| Getting around | $545 | $580 | +$35 |
| Groceries | $368 | $392 | +$24 |
| Healthcare | $414 | $441 | +$27 |
| Utilities | $230 | $245 | +$15 |
| Everything else | $322 | $343 | +$21 |
| Left over | $2,625 | $3,037 | +$412 |
To break even in Dallas, you'd need to earn
$88,500
Household gross, versus $89,000 today. That's the salary that leaves you exactly as much at the end of the month as Omaha does now.
The tax difference alone
+$3,749
A year, in state and local income tax. Texas has no wage income tax.
More about Dallas
Omaha, NE in full
A 21-minute commute and one of the most stable job markets in the Midwest.
Dallas, TX in full
No income tax, endless new construction, and a 1.5% property tax bill.
The reverse move
Same two cities, but starting from Dallas on Dallas wages.
Dallas → Omaha →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.