St. Louis, MO → Dallas, TX
You'd keep $389 more a month in Dallas
+$4,668 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms.
| Per month | St. Louis | Dallas | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $7,583 | $7,974 | +$391 |
| Income and payroll tax | $1,905 | $1,666 | −$239 |
| Take-home pay | $5,679 | $6,309 | +$630 |
| Rent | $1,144 | $1,263 | +$119 |
| Getting around | $545 | $580 | +$35 |
| Groceries | $368 | $392 | +$24 |
| Healthcare | $414 | $441 | +$27 |
| Utilities | $230 | $245 | +$15 |
| Everything else | $322 | $343 | +$21 |
| Left over | $2,656 | $3,045 | +$389 |
To break even in Dallas, you'd need to earn
$89,000
Household gross, versus $91,000 today. That's the salary that leaves you exactly as much at the end of the month as St. Louis does now.
The tax difference alone
+$4,260
A year, in state and local income tax. Texas has no wage income tax.
St. Louis, MO in full
The lowest home prices of any metro over 2 million people.
Dallas, TX in full
No income tax, endless new construction, and a 1.5% property tax bill.
The reverse move
Same two cities, but starting from Dallas on Dallas wages.
Dallas → St. Louis →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.