Tampa, FL → Birmingham, AL
You'd keep $40 more a month in Birmingham
+$480 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms.
In 2022-2023, 135 households moved Tampa → Birmingham (avg AGI $66,133). 123 went the other way. The whole move →
| Per month | Tampa | Birmingham | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $7,333 | $7,177 | −$156 |
| Income and payroll tax | $1,476 | $1,844 | +$369 |
| Take-home pay | $5,858 | $5,333 | −$525 |
| Rent | $1,520 | $1,125 | −$395 |
| Getting around | $592 | $553 | −$39 |
| Groceries | $400 | $364 | −$36 |
| Healthcare | $450 | $410 | −$40 |
| Utilities | $250 | $228 | −$22 |
| Everything else | $350 | $319 | −$31 |
| Left over | $2,296 | $2,336 | +$40 |
To break even in Birmingham, you'd need to earn
$85,500
Household gross, versus $88,000 today. That's the salary that leaves you exactly as much at the end of the month as Tampa does now.
The tax difference alone
−$4,978
A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 20.1% in Tampa, 25.7% in Birmingham.
More about Birmingham
Tampa, FL in full
No income tax and beaches, but insurance costs are the hidden line item.
Birmingham, AL in full
The lowest property tax rate in the country, on cheap houses.
The reverse move
Same two cities, but starting from Birmingham on Birmingham wages.
Birmingham → Tampa →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.