$100k salary, packing up from Spokane
changea dispatch from
birmingham
AL
33.52°N
86.80°W
Birmingham was built on steel and reshaped by the civil rights movement, and you can feel both stories in the city. The Civil Rights Institute is essential, the food scene (Highlands Bar and Grill, Hot and Hot Fish Club, plenty more) is one of the most acclaimed in the South. The Vulcan statue, the largest cast-iron statue in the world, looks down on the city from Red Mountain. Younger than its reputation suggests.
the verdict
the monthly premium over Spokane
Birmingham costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,407/mo
7% cheaper than Spokane(vs $1,520/mo)
5%
$417/mo more in state tax than Spokane
vs 0% in Spokane
$6,510/mo
$303 less than Spokane
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$261k
38% cheaper than Spokane
vs $420k in Spokane
1.2M
vs 600k in Spokane
field notes, weather & such.
171
pleasant days a year, in birmingham.
Spokane keeps to 164 pleasant days a year. Summer is real but not punishing: 28 days top 95° vs Spokane's 6.
143% more happening than in Spokane.
61/100
25% lower than Spokane
vs 81/100 in Spokane
Closest outdoor draw: Oak Mountain State Park, 12.8 mi.
79/100
13% lower than Spokane
vs 91/100 in Spokane
20
100% more than Spokane
vs 10 nonstops in Spokane
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