Is that job offer actually a raise?
Enter an offer and where you live now. Status Quote adjusts for local prices, rent and state taxes, and tells you what the money is really worth. Federal employees can enter a GS grade and step; we apply the right locality pay.
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The calculator covers all 387 US metro areas. For the 180 largest, pick a city to see how it stacks up against the others.
- Akron, OH
- Albany, NY
- Albuquerque, NM
- Allentown, PA
- Anchorage, AK
- Ann Arbor, MI
- Asheville, NC
- Atlanta, GA
- Atlantic City, NJ
- Augusta, GA
- Austin, TX
- Bakersfield, CA
- Baltimore, MD
- Baton Rouge, LA
- Beaumont, TX
- Birmingham, AL
- Boise City, ID
- Boston, MA
- Boulder, CO
- Bremerton, WA
- Bridgeport, CT
- Brownsville, TX
- Buffalo, NY
- Canton, OH
- Cape Coral, FL
- Charleston, SC
- Charlotte, NC
- Chattanooga, TN
- Chicago, IL
- Cincinnati, OH
- Clarksville, TN
- Cleveland, OH
- College Station, TX
- Colorado Springs, CO
- Columbia, SC
- Columbus, GA
- Columbus, OH
- Corpus Christi, TX
- Crestview, FL
- Dallas, TX
- Davenport, IA
- Dayton, OH
- Deltona, FL
- Denver, CO
- Des Moines, IA
- Detroit, MI
- Durham, NC
- El Paso, TX
- Eugene, OR
- Fayetteville, AR
- Fayetteville, NC
- Flint, MI
- Fort Collins, CO
- Fort Wayne, IN
- Fresno, CA
- Gainesville, FL
- Grand Rapids, MI
- Greeley, CO
- Green Bay, WI
- Greensboro, NC
- Greenville, SC
- Gulfport, MS
- Hagerstown, MD
- Harrisburg, PA
- Hartford, CT
- Hickory, NC
- Houston, TX
- Huntington, WV
- Huntsville, AL
- Indianapolis, IN
- Jackson, MS
- Jacksonville, FL
- Kansas City, MO
- Kennewick, WA
- Killeen, TX
- Kingsport, TN
- Kiryas Joel, NY
- Knoxville, TN
- Lafayette, LA
- Lakeland, FL
- Lancaster, PA
- Lansing, MI
- Las Vegas, NV
- Lexington, KY
- Lincoln, NE
- Little Rock, AR
- Longview, TX
- Los Angeles, CA
- Louisville, KY
- Lubbock, TX
- Madison, WI
- Manchester, NH
- McAllen, TX
- Memphis, TN
- Merced, CA
- Miami, FL
- Milwaukee, WI
- Minneapolis, MN
- Mobile, AL
- Modesto, CA
- Montgomery, AL
- Myrtle Beach, SC
- Naples, FL
- Nashville, TN
- New Haven, CT
- New Orleans, LA
- New York, NY
- North Port, FL
- Norwich, CT
- Ocala, FL
- Ogden, UT
- Oklahoma City, OK
- Olympia, WA
- Omaha, NE
- Orlando, FL
- Oxnard, CA
- Palm Bay, FL
- Pensacola, FL
- Peoria, IL
- Philadelphia, PA
- Phoenix, AZ
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Port St. Lucie, FL
- Portland, ME
- Portland, OR
- Providence, RI
- Provo, UT
- Raleigh, NC
- Reading, PA
- Reno, NV
- Richmond, VA
- Riverside, CA
- Roanoke, VA
- Rochester, NY
- Rockford, IL
- Sacramento, CA
- Salem, OR
- Salinas, CA
- Salt Lake City, UT
- San Antonio, TX
- San Diego, CA
- San Francisco, CA
- San Jose, CA
- San Luis Obispo, CA
- Santa Maria, CA
- Santa Rosa, CA
- Savannah, GA
- Scranton, PA
- Seattle, WA
- Shreveport, LA
- Sioux Falls, SD
- South Bend, IN
- Spartanburg, SC
- Spokane, WA
- Springfield, MA
- Springfield, MO
- St. Louis, MO
- Stockton, CA
- Syracuse, NY
- Tallahassee, FL
- Tampa, FL
- Toledo, OH
- Trenton, NJ
- Tucson, AZ
- Tulsa, OK
- Tuscaloosa, AL
- Urban Honolulu, HI
- Utica, NY
- Vallejo, CA
- Virginia Beach, VA
- Visalia, CA
- Waco, TX
- Washington, DC
- Waterbury, CT
- Wichita, KS
- Wilmington, NC
- Winston, NC
- Worcester, MA
- York, PA
- Youngstown, OH
Notes & Sources
- U.S. Census Bureau, Metropolitan Statistical Area population estimates (Vintage 2025) (2025). Retrieved 2026-09-29.
- U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities by MSA (MARPP), all items (2024). Retrieved 2026-09-29.
- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents, 1-bedroom (2026). Retrieved 2026-09-29.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, metropolitan areas (2025). Retrieved 2026-09-29.
- U.S. Office of Personnel Management, General Schedule (GS) pay rates with locality pay, 2026 (2026). Retrieved 2026-09-29.
- U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Locality codes used in the 2026 GS pay spreadsheet (2026). Retrieved 2026-09-29.
- U.S. Office of Personnel Management, 2026 Locality Pay Area Definitions (counties in each pay area) (2026). Retrieved 2026-09-29.
- Tax Foundation, State Individual Income Tax Rates and Brackets, 2026 (2026). Retrieved 2026-09-29.
- U.S. Census Bureau, Cartographic boundary file: states, 1:20,000,000 (2024) (2024). Retrieved 2026-09-29.
- U.S. Census Bureau, Gazetteer file: core based statistical areas (2025) (2025). Retrieved 2026-09-29.
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024, table C24010 (occupation of employed residents) by ZIP code area (2024). Retrieved 2026-09-29.
- U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Tabulation Area relationship files (2020; Connecticut 2022) and Gazetteer locations (2025) (2025). Retrieved 2026-09-29.
- U.S. Census Bureau, Cartographic boundary files (ZIP code areas 2020; counties and states 2024) and TIGER/Line primary roads (2024) (2024). Retrieved 2026-09-29.
- Internal Revenue Service, Rev. Proc. 2025-32 (2026 tax brackets and standard deduction) (2026). Retrieved 2026-09-29.
- Internal Revenue Service, Publication 15 (Circular E), Employer's Tax Guide for 2026 (Social Security and Medicare) (2026). Retrieved 2026-09-29.