Moving from San Jose to Cheyenne
You'd keep $1,113 more a month in Cheyenne
+$13,356 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms.
San Jose leftover
$1,938
a month after tax and rent
Cheyenne leftover
$3,051
+$1,113 vs San Jose
| Per month | San Jose | Cheyenne | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $10,625 | $7,656 | −$2,969 |
| Income and payroll tax | $3,124 | $1,571 | −$1,553 |
| Take-home pay | $7,501 | $6,085 | −$1,416 |
| Rent | $2,990 | $1,024 | −$1,966 |
| Getting around | $746 | $599 | −$147 |
| Groceries | $504 | $389 | −$115 |
| Healthcare | $567 | $438 | −$129 |
| Utilities | $315 | $243 | −$72 |
| Everything else | $441 | $341 | −$100 |
| Left over | $1,938 | $3,051 | +$1,113 |
To break even in Cheyenne, you'd need to earn
$73,000
Household gross, versus $127,500 today. That's the salary that leaves you exactly as much at the end of the month as San Jose does now.
The tax difference alone
+$7,885
A year, in state and local income tax. Wyoming has no wage income tax.
More about Cheyenne
San Jose, CA in full
The highest salaries in the country, almost entirely cancelled out by the highest rents.
Cheyenne, WY in full
No state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,219 and 253 sunny days; commutes average 18 minutes.
The reverse move
Same two cities, but starting from Cheyenne on Cheyenne wages.
Cheyenne → San Jose →Questions
Is the cost of living lower in Cheyenne than San Jose?
A one-bedroom is about $2,990 in San Jose versus $1,024 in Cheyenne. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $1,113 a month higher in Cheyenne. Change the job or household on the comparison to see your number.
Does Cheyenne have state income tax?
Cheyenne is in Wyoming, which has no state income tax.
What changes if you move from San Jose to Cheyenne?
Take-home pay is recalculated under Wyoming 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.