Tampa, FL → Memphis, TN
You'd keep $471 more a month in Memphis
+$5,652 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms.
In 2022-2023, 93 households moved Tampa → Memphis (avg AGI $69,581). 180 went the other way. The whole move →
| Per month | Tampa | Memphis | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $7,333 | $7,099 | −$234 |
| Income and payroll tax | $1,476 | $1,406 | −$69 |
| Take-home pay | $5,858 | $5,693 | −$165 |
| Rent | $1,520 | $1,058 | −$462 |
| Getting around | $592 | $548 | −$44 |
| Groceries | $400 | $364 | −$36 |
| Healthcare | $450 | $410 | −$40 |
| Utilities | $250 | $228 | −$22 |
| Everything else | $350 | $319 | −$31 |
| Left over | $2,296 | $2,767 | +$471 |
To break even in Memphis, you'd need to earn
$77,000
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. Tennessee has no wage income tax.
More about Memphis
Tampa, FL in full
No income tax and beaches, but insurance costs are the hidden line item.
Memphis, TN in full
No income tax and a logistics economy; wages trail the national median.
The reverse move
Same two cities, but starting from Memphis on Memphis wages.
Memphis → 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.