Moving from Salt Lake City to Odessa
You'd keep $510 more a month in Odessa
+$6,120 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms.
Salt Lake City leftover
$2,547
a month after tax and rent
Odessa leftover
$3,057
+$510 vs Salt Lake City
| Per month | Salt Lake City | Odessa | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $7,708 | $7,701 | −$8 |
| Income and payroll tax | $1,937 | $1,584 | −$353 |
| Take-home pay | $5,771 | $6,116 | +$345 |
| Rent | $1,269 | $1,174 | −$95 |
| Getting around | $519 | $570 | +$51 |
| Groceries | $396 | $363 | −$33 |
| Healthcare | $446 | $408 | −$38 |
| Utilities | $248 | $227 | −$21 |
| Everything else | $347 | $317 | −$30 |
| Left over | $2,547 | $3,057 | +$510 |
To break even in Odessa, you'd need to earn
$83,500
Household gross, versus $92,500 today. That's the salary that leaves you exactly as much at the end of the month as Salt Lake City does now.
The tax difference alone
+$4,209
A year, in state and local income tax. Texas has no wage income tax.
More about Odessa
Salt Lake City, UT in full
Four ski resorts inside an hour and a 23-minute average commute.
Odessa, TX in full
No state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,398 and 269 sunny days; commutes average 25 minutes.
The reverse move
Same two cities, but starting from Odessa on Odessa wages.
Odessa → Salt Lake City →Questions
Is the cost of living lower in Odessa than Salt Lake City?
A one-bedroom is about $1,269 in Salt Lake City versus $1,174 in Odessa. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $510 a month higher in Odessa. Change the job or household on the comparison to see your number.
Does Odessa have state income tax?
Odessa is in Texas, which has no state income tax.
What changes if you move from Salt Lake City to Odessa?
Take-home pay is recalculated under Texas 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.