Raleigh, NC → Charlotte, NC
Moving to Charlotte costs you $183 a month
−$2,196 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms.
In 2022-2023, 1,853 households moved Raleigh → Charlotte (avg AGI $75,363). 1,789 went the other way. The whole move →
| Per month | Raleigh | Charlotte | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $7,875 | $7,719 | −$156 |
| Income and payroll tax | $1,926 | $1,873 | −$53 |
| Take-home pay | $5,949 | $5,846 | −$103 |
| Rent | $1,249 | $1,329 | +$80 |
| Getting around | $568 | $568 | $0 |
| Groceries | $384 | $384 | $0 |
| Healthcare | $432 | $432 | $0 |
| Utilities | $240 | $240 | $0 |
| Everything else | $336 | $336 | $0 |
| Left over | $2,740 | $2,557 | −$183 |
To break even in Charlotte, you'd need to earn
$96,000
Household gross, versus $94,500 today. That's the salary that leaves you exactly as much at the end of the month as Raleigh does now.
The tax difference alone
+$80
A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 24.5% in Raleigh, 24.3% in Charlotte.
More about Charlotte
Raleigh, NC in full
Research Triangle salaries, low taxes, and not much to do downtown.
Charlotte, NC in full
A banking hub with a 4.25% flat tax and mild winters.
The reverse move
Same two cities, but starting from Charlotte on Charlotte wages.
Charlotte → Raleigh →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.