{"id":12772,"date":"2023-08-18T13:53:45","date_gmt":"2023-08-18T13:53:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/isafespend.com\/news\/the-10-u-s-cities-where-a-100000-salary-goes-the-furthest\/"},"modified":"2023-08-18T13:53:46","modified_gmt":"2023-08-18T13:53:46","slug":"the-10-u-s-cities-where-a-100000-salary-goes-the-furthest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/isafespend.com\/?p=12772","title":{"rendered":"The 10 U.S. cities where a $100,000 salary goes the furthest"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Signing a contract for a six-figure contract used to allow Americans to feel as though they had made it. But now, $100,000 salary only goes so far \u2014 and its worth varies from city to city.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Across major U.S. cities, $100,000 can be worth as much as $86,444 and as little as $35,791, a recent SmartAsset study finds. The study compares the value of $100,000 across 76 major U.S. cities, accounting for cities’ income taxes and cost of living.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Cities in the South, from Tennessee to Texas, dominated the top 10 cities where $100,000 goes the furthest. In Memphis, Tennessee, Americans can expect a $100,000 salary to offer a take-home value of $86,444.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, in cities like San Francisco and New York, $100,000 does not go nearly as far. In SF, a $100,000 salary is worth only $36,445; in the Big Apple, it’s worth just $35,791.\u00a0<\/p>\n

As inflation continues to affect consumers, here are the 10 U.S. cities where a $100,000 salary goes the furthest:\u00a0<\/p>\n

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  1. Memphis, Tennessee<\/strong>: $86,444<\/li>\n
  2. El Paso, Texas<\/strong>: $84,966<\/li>\n
  3. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma<\/strong>: $84,948<\/li>\n
  4. Corpus Christi, Texas<\/strong>: $83,443<\/li>\n
  5. Lubbock, Texas<\/strong>: $83,350\u00a0<\/li>\n
  6. Houston, Texas<\/strong>: $81,350\u00a0<\/li>\n
  7. San Antonio, Texas<\/strong>: $80,124\u00a0<\/li>\n
  8. Fort Worth, Texas<\/strong>: $80,124\u00a0<\/li>\n
  9. Arlington, Texas<\/strong>: $80,124\u00a0<\/li>\n
  10. St. Louis, Missouri<\/strong>: $79,921\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    To determine how much $100,000 is worth in the 76 largest U.S. cities, SmartAsset used its paycheck calculator to calculate take-home pay after taking into account local, state and federal taxes. <\/p>\n

    That amount was then adjusted to reflect the cost of living \u2014 including housing, groceries, utilities and other goods and services \u2014 in each U.S. city, using data from the Council for Community and Economic Research.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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    Signing a contract for a six-figure contract used to allow Americans to feel as though they had made it. But now, $100,000 salary only goes so far \u2014 and its worth varies from city to city.\u00a0 Across major U.S. cities, $100,000 can be worth as much as $86,444 and as little as $35,791, a recent<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12773,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-12772","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news"},"yoast_head":"\nThe 10 U.S. cities where a $100,000 salary goes the furthest | iSafeSpend<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Signing a contract for a six-figure contract used to allow Americans to feel as though they had made it. 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