$90,000 in Cincinnati ≈ $93,962 in Albany

$93,962

Purchasing-power equivalent using BEA RPP 2024 (95.4 → 99.6). BLS OEWS May 2025 wages on linked pages.

Prices in Albany run +4.4% vs Cincinnati for equal purchasing power at this salary level.

Cincinnati RPP
95.4
Albany RPP
99.6
Price gap
+4.4%
Base salary
$90,000

Prices in Albany run +4.4% versus Cincinnati on BEA all-items RPP (2024), so overall price levels are higher at the destination. A $90,000 paycheck in Cincinnati maps to about $93,962 in Albany for equal purchasing power.

Your salary

Needed in Albany: $93,962

Live math: salary × (99.6 ÷ 95.4). Same formula as the static ladder below.

Salary needed in Albany

In CincinnatiIn Albany
$60,000$62,642
$90,000$93,962
$150,000$156,604

Equivalent = origin salary × (99.6 ÷ 95.4). Adjust the base with the slider above.

Price level components

ComponentCincinnatiAlbanyUS
All items95.499.6100
Goods93.899.7100
Housing (rents)87.6102.6100
Other services99.097.8100

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

Wages in both metros

OccupationCincinnatiAlbanyDest. middle halfDest. OEWS emp.Gap
Physicians, All Other$315,630$314,460$230,600 to $345,200660−0.4%
Chief Executives$207,170$180,240$154,490 to $210,110660−13.0%
Architectural and Engineering Managers$177,160$181,000$150,810 to $213,360700+2.2%
Computer and Information Systems Managers$169,530$158,250$127,820 to $198,1502,180−6.7%
Financial Managers$152,700$150,590$114,430 to $196,9302,680−1.4%
Sales Managers$138,790$163,510$120,890 to $219,380940+17.8%
Marketing Managers$145,770$153,580$109,300 to $200,1201,050+5.4%
Pharmacists$140,200$136,720$129,940 to $151,3501,050−2.5%

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 Albany to match $90,000 in Cincinnati?
About $93,962, based on BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) of 95.4 and 99.6. 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.