Omaha, NE → Des Moines, IA
You'd keep $265 more a month in Des Moines
+$3,180 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms.
In 2022-2023, 254 households moved Omaha → Des Moines (avg AGI $66,047). 206 went the other way. The whole move →
| Per month | Omaha | Des Moines | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $7,417 | $7,495 | +$78 |
| Income and payroll tax | $1,813 | $1,762 | −$51 |
| Take-home pay | $5,604 | $5,733 | +$129 |
| Rent | $1,100 | $1,005 | −$95 |
| Getting around | $545 | $533 | −$12 |
| Groceries | $368 | $360 | −$8 |
| Healthcare | $414 | $405 | −$9 |
| Utilities | $230 | $225 | −$5 |
| Everything else | $322 | $315 | −$7 |
| Left over | $2,625 | $2,890 | +$265 |
To break even in Des Moines, you'd need to earn
$85,000
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
+$886
A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 24.4% in Omaha, 23.5% in Des Moines.
More about Des Moines
Omaha, NE in full
A 21-minute commute and one of the most stable job markets in the Midwest.
Des Moines, IA in full
Insurance-sector wages against the lowest housing costs on this list.
The reverse move
Same two cities, but starting from Des Moines on Des Moines wages.
Des Moines → 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.