Salary Required
Salary required to live in Houston, TX
Three lifestyle tiers, back-solved from local rent, cost of living, and tax.
Modest
$54,000
Gross, single filer
- Housing: $1,450/mo
- Savings: $250/mo
- Discretionary: $600/mo
Comfortable
$88,000
Gross, single filer
- Housing: $1,667/mo
- Savings: $1,200/mo
- Discretionary: $1,500/mo
Aspirational
$145,000
Gross, single filer
- Housing: $2,320/mo
- Savings: $2,500/mo
- Discretionary: $2,800/mo
Local rent (1-BR)
$1,450/mo
COL index
96
100 = US average
Median home price
$290,000