2026 Relocation & Cost Arbitrage Engine

Relocation: Ogden, UT 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 Ogden, UT to Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.

Popular Corridors:
Equivalent Salary
$103,600
To maintain parity
Cost of Living Delta
+3.6%
Overall expenditure basket
Annual Tax Delta
+$4,500
State + local taxes
Annual 1BR Rent Delta
+$3,348
HUD Fair Market Rents
Net Annual Buffer
+$1,152/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

Ogden, UT

COL 121.2
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 -$15,012
Discretionary Cash Flow $59,668
Target Market
Destination Location

Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX

COL 125.6
Gross Parity Income $103,600
Federal Income Tax -$13,962
FICA (SS & Medicare) -$7,925
State Income Tax $0 (No State Tax)
Local / City Tax $0
Net Annual Take-Home $81,713
HUD 1BR Fair Market Rent -$18,360
Discretionary Cash Flow $63,353

EPI family budgets put living costs 3.6% higher in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX than in Ogden, UT, so $100,000 in Ogden goes about as far as $103,600 in Austin. HUD's one-bedroom Fair Market Rent is $1,251 a month in Ogden and $1,530 in Austin, $3,348 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 $1,152 a year better off. The BLS median wage across all occupations is $48,900 in Ogden 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 Ogden (Monthly) Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos (Monthly) Monthly Delta ($) Difference (%)
Housing (1BR Fair Market Rent)$1,251$1,530+$279+22.3%
Food & Groceries$351$334-$17-4.8%
Transportation$1,197$1,062-$135-11.3%
Healthcare$502$467-$35-7.0%
Other Necessities$469$585+$116+24.7%
Total Taxes (Federal, State, Local, FICA)$2,110$1,735-$375-17.8%

HUD Fair Market Rent Differential

1-Bedroom Fair Market Rent +$279/mo (22.3%)
Ogden: $1,251/mo Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos: $1,530/mo
2-Bedroom Fair Market Rent +$226/mo (14.2%)
Ogden: $1,591/mo Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos: $1,817/mo

EPI Living Wage Benchmark Comparison

1 Adult (No Children) +$0.96/hr (3.6%)
Ogden: $26.81/hr Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos: $27.77/hr
2 Adults + 1 Child (per earner) +$0.47/hr (2.0%)
Ogden: $23.31/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 Ogden Median Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos Median Nominal Wage Delta Action
General and Operations ManagersFinance & ManagementFinance & Management$93,610$117,850+$24,240 (+25.9%)View Dossier
Software EngineerTechnologyTechnology$109,880$134,120+$24,240 (+22.1%)View Dossier
Registered Nurse (RN)HealthcareHealthcare$81,840$97,890+$16,050 (+19.6%)View Dossier
Project Management SpecialistBusiness OperationsBusiness Operations$104,360$102,390-$1,970 (-1.9%)View Dossier
Accountant & AuditorFinanceFinance$82,010$83,120+$1,110 (+1.4%)View Dossier
Solutions ArchitectTechnologyTechnology$103,440$129,470+$26,030 (+25.2%)View Dossier
Computer and Information Systems ManagersFinance & ManagementFinance & Management$162,710$176,990+$14,280 (+8.8%)View Dossier
Sales ManagersFinance & ManagementFinance & Management$131,320$151,760+$20,440 (+15.6%)View Dossier
ElectricianSkilled TradesSkilled Trades$62,030$60,390-$1,640 (-2.6%)View Dossier
Financial ManagerFinanceFinance$135,300$167,180+$31,880 (+23.6%)View Dossier
Management AnalystBusiness OperationsBusiness Operations$91,560$106,600+$15,040 (+16.4%)View Dossier
Marketing ManagersFinance & ManagementFinance & Management$124,810$164,920+$40,110 (+32.1%)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

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

About $103,600. That scales $100,000 by the ratio of the metros' cost-of-living indexes (121.2 in Ogden, UT, 125.6 in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX, from EPI family budgets); taxes are compared separately below.

Triangular Relocation & Tax Silo

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

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

Ogden, UT to Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX: 2026 federal, state and local income tax, HUD Fair Market Rents and 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 Ogden, UT?

About $103,600. That scales $100,000 by the ratio of the metros' cost-of-living indexes (121.2 in Ogden, UT, 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 Ogden, UT?

EPI's family budgets for a single adult put overall living costs 3.6% higher in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX than in Ogden, UT. The budgets cover housing, food, transportation, health care and other necessities.