Salary Required
Salary required to live in Santa Monica, CA
Three lifestyle tiers, back-solved from local rent, cost of living, and tax.
Modest
$94,000
Gross, single filer
- Housing: $3,100/mo
- Savings: $250/mo
- Discretionary: $600/mo
Comfortable
$140,000
Gross, single filer
- Housing: $3,565/mo
- Savings: $1,200/mo
- Discretionary: $1,500/mo
Aspirational
$218,000
Gross, single filer
- Housing: $4,960/mo
- Savings: $2,500/mo
- Discretionary: $2,800/mo
Local rent (1-BR)
$3,100/mo
COL index
184
100 = US average
Median home price
$1,500,000