$90,000 in Cincinnati ≈ $92,547 in Austin

$92,547

Purchasing-power equivalent using BEA RPP 2024 (95.4 → 98.1). BLS OEWS May 2025 wages on linked pages.

Prices in Austin run +2.8% vs Cincinnati for equal purchasing power at this salary level.

Cincinnati RPP
95.4
Austin RPP
98.1
Price gap
+2.8%
Base salary
$90,000

Prices in Austin run +2.8% 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 $92,547 in Austin for equal purchasing power.

Your salary

Needed in Austin: $92,547

Live math: salary × (98.1 ÷ 95.4). Same formula as the static ladder below.

Salary needed in Austin

In CincinnatiIn Austin
$60,000$61,698
$90,000$92,547
$150,000$154,245

Equivalent = origin salary × (98.1 ÷ 95.4). Adjust the base with the slider above.

Price level components

ComponentCincinnatiAustinUS
All items95.498.1100
Goods93.893.8100
Housing (rents)87.6120.4100
Other services99.096.2100

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

Wages in both metros

OccupationCincinnatiAustinDest. middle halfDest. OEWS emp.Gap
Physicians, All Other$315,630$276,600$128,470 to $349,5201,550−12.4%
Chief Executives$207,170$288,150$174,990 to $407,210950+39.1%
Architectural and Engineering Managers$177,160$176,540$158,690 to $223,4903,130−0.3%
Computer and Information Systems Managers$169,530$176,990$142,850 to $220,45011,050+4.4%
Financial Managers$152,700$167,180$130,410 to $218,4207,210+9.5%
Marketing Managers$145,770$164,920$121,130 to $212,0507,170+13.1%
Pharmacists$140,200$151,290$131,640 to $164,1401,800+7.9%
Sales Managers$138,790$151,760$101,540 to $205,4609,880+9.3%

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 Austin to match $90,000 in Cincinnati?
About $92,547, based on BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) of 95.4 and 98.1. 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.