Moving from Reno to Bremerton
You'd keep $534 more a month in Bremerton
+$6,408 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms.
Reno leftover
$2,303
a month after tax and rent
Bremerton leftover
$2,837
+$534 vs Reno
| Per month | Reno | Bremerton | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $7,333 | $8,262 | +$928 |
| Income and payroll tax | $1,476 | $1,751 | +$275 |
| Take-home pay | $5,858 | $6,511 | +$653 |
| Rent | $1,539 | $1,612 | +$73 |
| Getting around | $566 | $505 | −$61 |
| Groceries | $400 | $430 | +$30 |
| Healthcare | $450 | $483 | +$33 |
| Utilities | $250 | $269 | +$19 |
| Everything else | $350 | $376 | +$26 |
| Left over | $2,303 | $2,837 | +$534 |
To break even in Bremerton, you'd need to earn
$90,000
Household gross, versus $88,000 today. That's the salary that leaves you exactly as much at the end of the month as Reno does now.
The tax difference alone
$0
A year, in state and local income tax. Washington has no wage income tax.
More about Bremerton
Reno, NV in full
No income tax and Tahoe in 45 minutes; home prices have caught on.
Bremerton, WA in full
No state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,919 and 154 sunny days; commutes average 30 minutes.
The reverse move
Same two cities, but starting from Bremerton on Bremerton wages.
Bremerton → Reno →Questions
Is the cost of living lower in Bremerton than Reno?
A one-bedroom is about $1,539 in Reno versus $1,612 in Bremerton. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $534 a month higher in Bremerton. Change the job or household on the comparison to see your number.
Does Bremerton have state income tax?
Bremerton is in Washington, which has no state income tax.
What changes if you move from Reno to Bremerton?
Take-home pay is recalculated under Washington 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.