Moving from San Antonio to Bremerton

You'd keep $15 more a month in Bremerton

+$180 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms.

San Antonio leftover

$2,818

a month after tax and rent

Bremerton leftover

$2,833

+$15 vs San Antonio

Monthly and annual budget comparison between San Antonio, TX and Bremerton, WA
Per monthSan AntonioBremertonDifference
Gross pay$7,250$8,256+$1,006
Income and payroll tax$1,451$1,749+$298
Take-home pay$5,799$6,507+$707
Rent$1,052$1,612+$560
Getting around$566$505−$61
Groceries$376$430+$54
Healthcare$423$483+$60
Utilities$235$269+$34
Everything else$329$376+$47
Left over$2,818$2,833+$15

To break even in Bremerton, you'd need to earn

$99,000

Household gross, versus $87,000 today. That's the salary that leaves you exactly as much at the end of the month as San Antonio does now.

The tax difference alone

$0

A year, in state and local income tax. Washington has no wage income tax.

More about Bremerton

San Antonio, TX in full

Among the cheapest big-city rents in the country, with the highest property tax rate here.

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.

BremertonSan Antonio

Questions

Is the cost of living lower in Bremerton than San Antonio?

A one-bedroom is about $1,052 in San Antonio versus $1,612 in Bremerton. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $15 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 San Antonio 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.