$100k salary, packing up from San Antonio
changea dispatch from
charlotte
NC
35.23°N
80.84°W
Charlotte is banking towers (it's the second-biggest banking center in the country after NYC) wrapped in pine trees and southern hospitality. Uptown is the downtown (Charlotteans correct you on this immediately), the NASCAR Hall of Fame anchors a real motorsport scene, and the Whitewater Center lets you raft inside the city limits. Growth is fast, breweries are everywhere, and barbecue gets the Carolina vinegar treatment.
in our guides
the verdict
the monthly cost of moving past San Antonio
Charlotte costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,728/mo
24% more expensive than San Antonio(vs $1,394/mo)
4.5%
$375/mo more in state tax than San Antonio
vs 0% in San Antonio
$6,230/mo
$709 less than San Antonio
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$391k
40% more expensive than San Antonio
vs $280k in San Antonio
2.8M
vs 2.7M in San Antonio
field notes, weather & such.
200
pleasant days a year, in charlotte.
San Antonio only manages 167 of those.
Comparable to San Antonio for events and concerts.
51/100
4% higher than San Antonio
vs 49/100 in San Antonio
Closest outdoor draw: Kings Mountain State Park, 30.3 mi.
94/100
3% lower than San Antonio
vs 97/100 in San Antonio
141
303% more than San Antonio
vs 35 nonstops in San Antonio
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