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State Paycheck Comparison Calculator

Compare estimated take-home pay in two states side by side using the same income and household assumptions.

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New York

$87,210/year

State income tax$6,040
BEA price index107.9
Cost-adjusted buying power$80,809

Florida

$93,250/year

State income tax$0
BEA price index103.4
Cost-adjusted buying power$90,172
Florida gives you $6,040/year more estimated take-home than New York. After BEA price-level adjustment, the purchasing-power difference is about $9,362/year.

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Uses source-verified 2026 federal rules, the separately versioned 2026 state-tax dataset, and 2024 BEA regional price parities released in 2026. This compares the same entered household income across states; it does not model child/dependent credits, many other credits, local income taxes, housing choice, childcare, healthcare, or a change in salary after moving. BEA price parity is a broad cost-level adjustment, not a personal household budget. Other pre-tax deductions reduce modeled federal/state taxable income while payroll taxes are conservatively kept on gross wages.

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