2026 Relocation & Cost Arbitrage Engine

Relocation: Salt Lake City-Murray, UT to Peoria, IL

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 Salt Lake City-Murray, UT to Peoria, IL.

Popular Corridors:
Equivalent Salary
$83,400
To maintain parity
Cost of Living Delta
-16.6%
Overall expenditure basket
Annual Tax Delta
-$305
State + local taxes
Annual 1BR Rent Delta
-$4,656
HUD Fair Market Rents
Net Annual Buffer
+$4,351/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

Salt Lake City-Murray, UT

COL 119.5
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 -$16,188
Discretionary Cash Flow $58,492
Target Market
Destination Location

Peoria, IL

COL 99.6
Gross Parity Income $83,400
Federal Income Tax -$9,518
FICA (SS & Medicare) -$6,380
State Income Tax -$3,984
Local / City Tax $0
Net Annual Take-Home $63,518
HUD 1BR Fair Market Rent -$11,532
Discretionary Cash Flow $51,986

EPI family budgets put living costs 16.6% lower in Peoria, IL than in Salt Lake City-Murray, UT, so $100,000 in Salt Lake City goes about as far as $83,400 in Peoria. HUD's one-bedroom Fair Market Rent is $1,349 a month in Salt Lake City and $961 in Peoria, $4,656 a year less. On the same $100,000 salary a single filer pays $305 more a year in federal, state and local income tax and FICA in Peoria. Taxes and one-bedroom rent together leave you about $4,351 a year better off. The BLS median wage across all occupations is $55,240 in Salt Lake City and $49,590 in Peoria.

Itemized Cost of Living Expenditure Arbitrage

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

Expenditure Category Salt Lake City-Murray (Monthly) Peoria (Monthly) Monthly Delta ($) Difference (%)
Housing (1BR Fair Market Rent)$1,349$961-$388-28.8%
Food & Groceries$356$353-$3-0.8%
Transportation$1,050$1,052+$2+0.2%
Healthcare$485$590+$105+21.6%
Other Necessities$496$332-$164-33.1%
Total Taxes (Federal, State, Local, FICA)$2,110$2,135+$25+1.2%

HUD Fair Market Rent Differential

1-Bedroom Fair Market Rent -$388/mo (-28.8%)
Salt Lake City-Murray: $1,349/mo Peoria: $961/mo
2-Bedroom Fair Market Rent -$403/mo (-25.0%)
Salt Lake City-Murray: $1,615/mo Peoria: $1,212/mo

EPI Living Wage Benchmark Comparison

1 Adult (No Children) -$4.40/hr (-16.7%)
Salt Lake City-Murray: $26.42/hr Peoria: $22.02/hr
2 Adults + 1 Child (per earner) -$1.88/hr (-7.9%)
Salt Lake City-Murray: $23.79/hr Peoria: $21.91/hr

Top Local Occupations Wage Parity

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

Occupation Title Industry Sector Salt Lake City-Murray Median Peoria Median Nominal Wage Delta Action
General and Operations ManagersFinance & ManagementFinance & Management$103,710$98,290-$5,420 (-5.2%)View Dossier
Software EngineerTechnologyTechnology$129,600$130,590+$990 (+0.8%)View Dossier
Registered Nurse (RN)HealthcareHealthcare$85,890$81,010-$4,880 (-5.7%)View Dossier
Accountant & AuditorFinanceFinance$82,100$79,540-$2,560 (-3.1%)View Dossier
Project Management SpecialistBusiness OperationsBusiness Operations$98,000$123,730+$25,730 (+26.3%)View Dossier
Financial ManagerFinanceFinance$158,720$155,840-$2,880 (-1.8%)View Dossier
ElectricianSkilled TradesSkilled Trades$62,620$80,460+$17,840 (+28.5%)View Dossier
Computer and Information Systems ManagersFinance & ManagementFinance & Management$160,810$173,870+$13,060 (+8.1%)View Dossier
Sales ManagersFinance & ManagementFinance & Management$143,930$131,660-$12,270 (-8.5%)View Dossier
Marketing ManagersFinance & ManagementFinance & Management$139,830$155,400+$15,570 (+11.1%)View Dossier
Quality Control InspectorIndustrial ManufacturingIndustrial Manufacturing$49,790$56,770+$6,980 (+14.0%)View Dossier
Plumber & PipefitterSkilled TradesSkilled Trades$64,800$85,090+$20,290 (+31.3%)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

Salt Lake City-Murray, UT to Peoria, IL Relocation FAQs

About $83,400. That scales $100,000 by the ratio of the metros' cost-of-living indexes (119.5 in Salt Lake City-Murray, UT, 99.6 in Peoria, IL, from EPI family budgets); taxes are compared separately below.

Triangular Relocation & Tax Silo

Salt Lake City-Murray, UT to Peoria, IL: State Paychecks, Rents & Reciprocal Corridor

Reverse Route: Peoria, IL to Salt Lake City-Murray, UT
Relocation: Salt Lake City-Murray, UT to Peoria, IL Overview

Salt Lake City-Murray, UT to Peoria, IL: 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 Peoria, IL to match $100,000 in Salt Lake City-Murray, UT?

About $83,400. That scales $100,000 by the ratio of the metros' cost-of-living indexes (119.5 in Salt Lake City-Murray, UT, 99.6 in Peoria, IL, from EPI family budgets); taxes are compared separately below.

Is Peoria, IL cheaper than Salt Lake City-Murray, UT?

EPI's family budgets for a single adult put overall living costs 16.6% lower in Peoria, IL than in Salt Lake City-Murray, UT. The budgets cover housing, food, transportation, health care and other necessities.