$90,000 in Albany ≈ $87,018 in Nashville

$87,018

Purchasing-power equivalent using BEA RPP 2024 (99.6 → 96.3). BLS OEWS May 2025 wages on linked pages.

Prices in Nashville run −3.3% vs Albany for equal purchasing power at this salary level.

Albany RPP
99.6
Nashville RPP
96.3
Price gap
−3.3%
Base salary
$90,000

Prices in Nashville run −3.3% versus Albany on BEA all-items RPP (2024), so overall price levels are lower at the destination. A $90,000 paycheck in Albany maps to about $87,018 in Nashville for equal purchasing power.

Your salary

Needed in Nashville: $87,018

Live math: salary × (96.3 ÷ 99.6). Same formula as the static ladder below.

Salary needed in Nashville

In AlbanyIn Nashville
$60,000$58,012
$90,000$87,018
$150,000$145,030

Equivalent = origin salary × (96.3 ÷ 99.6). Adjust the base with the slider above.

Price level components

ComponentAlbanyNashvilleUS
All items99.696.3100
Goods99.796.2100
Housing (rents)102.6104.6100
Other services97.895.1100

BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, US = 100. Housing is rents; utilities omitted in this view.

Wages in both metros

OccupationAlbanyNashvilleDest. middle halfDest. OEWS emp.Gap
Physicians, All Other$314,460$295,640$137,370 to $426,8502,490−6.0%
Chief Executives$180,240$218,190$132,960 to $330,3001,730+21.1%
Architectural and Engineering Managers$181,000$159,720$129,040 to $197,9701,060−11.8%
Computer and Information Systems Managers$158,250$165,970$133,190 to $206,7205,640+4.9%
Financial Managers$150,590$156,860$123,420 to $211,3107,400+4.2%
Sales Managers$163,510$131,600$98,490 to $179,1204,700−19.5%
Marketing Managers$153,580$135,370$104,840 to $174,8803,290−11.9%
Pharmacists$136,720$137,590$129,610 to $158,5802,630+0.6%

BLS OEWS May 2025 metro medians where published for both CBSAs. Employment is OEWS published employment, not job openings.

FAQ

What salary do I need in Nashville to match $90,000 in Albany?
About $87,018, based on BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) of 99.6 and 96.3. Formula: salary × (RPP_destination / RPP_origin). Not financial advice.
What do goods, housing, and other RPP components mean?
BEA publishes component indexes alongside all-items RPP. Goods covers merchandise prices; housing (rents) covers rents; other services covers remaining services. All are indexed to US = 100 for the same vintage year.
How do OEWS wages relate to this comparison?
BLS OEWS (May 2025) publishes occupation medians by metro. The wage bridge shows jobs with published medians in both metros, plus middle-half bands and OEWS employment where available. RPP adjusts purchasing power; OEWS reports pay.
Does this include taxes or benefits?
No. PayByCity does not model income taxes, childcare, healthcare premiums, or leave. Use the figures as a price-level starting point, not a take-home or total-rewards calculator.

What this covers

Includes

  • BEA Regional Price Parities (all items, goods, housing rents, other services)
  • BLS OEWS median wages, percentile bands, and employment where published
  • Purchasing-power math: salary × (destination RPP ÷ origin RPP)

Does not include

  • Federal, state, or local income taxes
  • Childcare, healthcare premiums, or leave benefits
  • Job openings. OEWS employment is a published stock estimate, not hiring demand

See methodology and disclaimer.