$90,000 in Albany ≈ $96,145 in Riverside

$96,145

Purchasing-power equivalent using BEA RPP 2024 (99.6 → 106.4). BLS OEWS May 2025 wages on linked pages.

Prices in Riverside run +6.8% vs Albany for equal purchasing power at this salary level.

Albany RPP
99.6
Riverside RPP
106.4
Price gap
+6.8%
Base salary
$90,000

Prices in Riverside run +6.8% versus Albany on BEA all-items RPP (2024), so overall price levels are higher at the destination. A $90,000 paycheck in Albany maps to about $96,145 in Riverside for equal purchasing power.

Your salary

Needed in Riverside: $96,145

Live math: salary × (106.4 ÷ 99.6). Same formula as the static ladder below.

Salary needed in Riverside

In AlbanyIn Riverside
$60,000$64,096
$90,000$96,145
$150,000$160,241

Equivalent = origin salary × (106.4 ÷ 99.6). Adjust the base with the slider above.

Price level components

ComponentAlbanyRiversideUS
All items99.6106.4100
Goods99.7101.4100
Housing (rents)102.6129.3100
Other services97.8101.3100

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

Wages in both metros

OccupationAlbanyRiversideDest. middle halfDest. OEWS emp.Gap
Physicians, All Other$314,460$279,090$82,040 to $333,3402,130−11.2%
Chief Executives$180,240$176,700$106,510 to $303,9301,920−2.0%
Architectural and Engineering Managers$181,000$172,600$137,740 to $211,2601,160−4.6%
Computer and Information Systems Managers$158,250$176,320$138,290 to $213,2102,270+11.4%
Marketing Managers$153,580$157,670$108,750 to $197,4101,840+2.7%
Financial Managers$150,590$160,230$120,130 to $208,8804,120+6.4%
Nurse Practitioners$134,590$169,920$155,270 to $195,6701,710+26.3%
Physician Assistants$137,850$165,490$136,720 to $200,8801,020+20.1%

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 Riverside to match $90,000 in Albany?
About $96,145, based on BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) of 99.6 and 106.4. 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.