Moving from Tampa to Bremerton

You'd keep $541 more a month in Bremerton

+$6,492 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms.

Tampa leftover

$2,296

a month after tax and rent

Bremerton leftover

$2,837

+$541 vs Tampa

Monthly and annual budget comparison between Tampa, FL and Bremerton, WA
Per monthTampaBremertonDifference
Gross pay$7,333$8,262+$928
Income and payroll tax$1,476$1,751+$275
Take-home pay$5,858$6,511+$653
Rent$1,520$1,612+$92
Getting around$592$505−$87
Groceries$400$430+$30
Healthcare$450$483+$33
Utilities$250$269+$19
Everything else$350$376+$26
Left over$2,296$2,837+$541

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

$90,000

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

$0

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

More about Bremerton

Tampa, FL in full

No income tax and beaches, but insurance costs are the hidden line item.

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.

BremertonTampa

Questions

Is the cost of living lower in Bremerton than Tampa?

A one-bedroom is about $1,520 in Tampa versus $1,612 in Bremerton. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $541 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 Tampa 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.