Tampa, FL → Columbus, OH
You'd keep $340 more a month in Columbus
+$4,080 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms.
In 2022-2023, 270 households moved Tampa → Columbus (avg AGI $69,337). 437 went the other way. The whole move →
| Per month | Tampa | Columbus | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $7,333 | $7,567 | +$234 |
| Income and payroll tax | $1,476 | $1,882 | +$407 |
| Take-home pay | $5,858 | $5,685 | −$173 |
| Rent | $1,520 | $1,174 | −$346 |
| Getting around | $592 | $526 | −$66 |
| Groceries | $400 | $372 | −$28 |
| Healthcare | $450 | $419 | −$31 |
| Utilities | $250 | $233 | −$17 |
| Everything else | $350 | $326 | −$24 |
| Left over | $2,296 | $2,636 | +$340 |
To break even in Columbus, you'd need to earn
$84,500
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
−$4,051
A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 20.1% in Tampa, 24.9% in Columbus.
More about Columbus
Tampa, FL in full
No income tax and beaches, but insurance costs are the hidden line item.
Columbus, OH in full
The most affordable large metro with a growing white-collar job base.
The reverse move
Same two cities, but starting from Columbus on Columbus wages.
Columbus → 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.