2026 Relocation & Cost Arbitrage Engine

Relocation: Logan, UT-ID to Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX

Data updated · Sources: HUD FY 2027 Fair Market Rents, EPI 2026 Family Budget, 2026 tax tables · Methodology

Income tax, HUD Fair Market Rents and EPI living costs for a move from Logan, UT-ID to Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.

Popular Corridors:
Equivalent Salary
$111,600
To maintain parity
Cost of Living Delta
+11.6%
Overall expenditure basket
Annual Tax Delta
+$4,500
State + local taxes
Annual 1BR Rent Delta
+$6,756
HUD Fair Market Rents
Net Annual Buffer
-$2,256/yr
Tax + housing gain

Interactive Purchasing Power Equivalency Workbench

Adjust your current salary at origin to dynamically compute the statutory tax burden, housing costs, and discretionary cash in both markets.

Presets:
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$30,000 $100,000 $200,000 $300,000
Origin Location

Logan, UT-ID

COL 112.5
Gross Annual Income $100,000
Federal Income Tax -$13,170
FICA (SS & Medicare) -$7,650
State Income Tax -$4,500
Local / City Tax $0
Net Annual Take-Home $74,680
HUD 1BR Fair Market Rent -$11,604
Discretionary Cash Flow $63,076
Target Market
Destination Location

Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX

COL 125.6
Gross Parity Income $111,600
Federal Income Tax -$15,722
FICA (SS & Medicare) -$8,537
State Income Tax $0 (No State Tax)
Local / City Tax $0
Net Annual Take-Home $87,341
HUD 1BR Fair Market Rent -$18,360
Discretionary Cash Flow $68,981

EPI family budgets put living costs 11.6% higher in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX than in Logan, UT-ID, so $100,000 in Logan goes about as far as $111,600 in Austin. HUD's one-bedroom Fair Market Rent is $967 a month in Logan and $1,530 in Austin, $6,756 a year more. On the same $100,000 salary a single filer pays $4,500 less a year in federal, state and local income tax and FICA in Austin. Taxes and one-bedroom rent together leave you about $2,256 a year worse off. The BLS median wage across all occupations is $46,360 in Logan and $56,950 in Austin.

Itemized Cost of Living Expenditure Arbitrage

Category-by-category breakdown of monthly baseline consumption between origin and destination.

Expenditure Category Logan (Monthly) Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos (Monthly) Monthly Delta ($) Difference (%)
Housing (1BR Fair Market Rent)$967$1,530+$563+58.2%
Food & Groceries$344$334-$10-2.9%
Transportation$1,192$1,062-$130-10.9%
Healthcare$601$467-$134-22.3%
Other Necessities$391$585+$194+49.6%
Total Taxes (Federal, State, Local, FICA)$2,110$1,735-$375-17.8%

HUD Fair Market Rent Differential

1-Bedroom Fair Market Rent +$563/mo (58.2%)
Logan: $967/mo Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos: $1,530/mo
2-Bedroom Fair Market Rent +$552/mo (43.6%)
Logan: $1,265/mo Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos: $1,817/mo

EPI Living Wage Benchmark Comparison

1 Adult (No Children) +$2.88/hr (11.6%)
Logan: $24.89/hr Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos: $27.77/hr
2 Adults + 1 Child (per earner) +$1.43/hr (6.4%)
Logan: $22.35/hr Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos: $23.78/hr

Top Local Occupations Wage Parity

BLS median wage comparisons across benchmark roles between both metropolitan labor markets.

Occupation Title Industry Sector Logan Median Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos Median Nominal Wage Delta Action
General and Operations ManagersFinance & ManagementFinance & Management$85,290$117,850+$32,560 (+38.2%)View Dossier
Software EngineerTechnologyTechnology$100,740$134,120+$33,380 (+33.1%)View Dossier
Registered Nurse (RN)HealthcareHealthcare$86,120$97,890+$11,770 (+13.7%)View Dossier
Project Management SpecialistBusiness OperationsBusiness Operations$100,340$102,390+$2,050 (+2.0%)View Dossier
Accountant & AuditorFinanceFinance$71,990$83,120+$11,130 (+15.5%)View Dossier
Computer and Information Systems ManagersFinance & ManagementFinance & Management$154,230$176,990+$22,760 (+14.8%)View Dossier
Solutions ArchitectTechnologyTechnology$61,330$129,470+$68,140 (+111.1%)View Dossier
Sales ManagersFinance & ManagementFinance & Management$126,260$151,760+$25,500 (+20.2%)View Dossier
ElectricianSkilled TradesSkilled Trades$58,070$60,390+$2,320 (+4.0%)View Dossier
Financial ManagerFinanceFinance$125,680$167,180+$41,500 (+33.0%)View Dossier
Marketing ManagersFinance & ManagementFinance & Management$131,990$164,920+$32,930 (+24.9%)View Dossier
Management AnalystBusiness OperationsBusiness Operations$69,560$106,600+$37,040 (+53.2%)View Dossier

Major US Inter-Metro Relocation Corridors

Empirical cost differentials and statutory tax savings across high-volume migration routes.

New York-Newark-Jersey City → Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos

On $100k: $8,301 less tax and $14,388 less 1BR rent a year

-30.6% COL+$22,689/yr
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont → Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos

On $100k: $6,211 less tax and $17,676 less 1BR rent a year

-30.4% COL+$23,887/yr
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin → Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington

On $100k: $4,805 less tax and $2,928 less 1BR rent a year

-2.2% COL+$7,733/yr
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont → Columbus

On $100k: $1,729 less tax and $19,884 less 1BR rent a year

-41.0% COL+$21,613/yr
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim → Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler

On $100k: $4,113 less tax and $10,908 less 1BR rent a year

-13.5% COL+$15,021/yr
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue → Denver-Aurora-Centennial

On $100k: $3,761 more tax and $4,188 less 1BR rent a year

-13.6% COL+$427/yr
Boston-Cambridge-Newton → Raleigh-Cary

On $100k: $1,299 less tax and $11,592 less 1BR rent a year

-16.2% COL+$12,891/yr
New York-Newark-Jersey City → Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach

On $100k: $8,301 less tax and $7,296 less 1BR rent a year

-27.3% COL+$15,597/yr

Logan, UT-ID to Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Relocation FAQs

About $111,600. That scales $100,000 by the ratio of the metros' cost-of-living indexes (112.5 in Logan, UT-ID, 125.6 in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX, from EPI family budgets); taxes are compared separately below.

Triangular Relocation & Tax Silo

Logan, UT-ID to Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX: State Paychecks, Rents & Reciprocal Corridor

Reverse Route: Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX to Logan, UT-ID
Relocation: Logan, UT-ID to Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Overview

Logan, UT-ID to Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX: 2026 federal, state & local income tax, HUD Fair Market Rents & EPI living costs compared on the same salary.

Quick answers
How much salary do I need in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX to match $100,000 in Logan, UT-ID?

About $111,600. That scales $100,000 by the ratio of the metros' cost-of-living indexes (112.5 in Logan, UT-ID, 125.6 in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX, from EPI family budgets); taxes are compared separately below.

Is Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX cheaper than Logan, UT-ID?

EPI's family budgets for a single adult put overall living costs 11.6% higher in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX than in Logan, UT-ID. The budgets cover housing, food, transportation, health care and other necessities.