$100k salary, packing up from Salem
changea dispatch from
oklahoma city
OK
35.47°N
97.52°W
Oklahoma City is Bricktown's canal and warehouses, the Thunder (who get loud), and the deeply moving Oklahoma City National Memorial. The downtown's grown up fast in the last decade, the food scene leans steaks and Vietnamese (the Asian District is legit), and the surrounding plains give the city an enormous sky. The Cowboy Hall of Fame is more thoughtful than the name suggests.
the verdict
less monthly outlay than Salem
The gap is real. Oklahoma City costs noticeably less than Salem, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,376/mo
16% cheaper than Salem(vs $1,642/mo)
4.75%
$333/mo less in state tax than Salem
vs 8.75% in Salem
$6,562/mo
$600 more than Salem
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$246k
46% cheaper than Salem
vs $452k in Salem
1.5M
vs 437k in Salem
field notes, weather & such.
191
pleasant days a year, in oklahoma city.
Salem gets 201 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Summers run hot, though: 26 days above 95° vs Salem's 2.
4800% more happening than in Salem.
45/100
35% lower than Salem
vs 69/100 in Salem
Closest outdoor draw: Lake Thunderbird State Park, 24 mi.
73/100
17% lower than Salem
vs 88/100 in Salem
20
0% fewer than Salem
vs 0 nonstops in Salem
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