$90,000 in Cincinnati ≈ $95,660 in Orlando

$95,660

Purchasing-power equivalent using BEA RPP 2024 (95.4 → 101.4). BLS OEWS May 2025 wages on linked pages.

Prices in Orlando run +6.3% vs Cincinnati for equal purchasing power at this salary level.

Cincinnati RPP
95.4
Orlando RPP
101.4
Price gap
+6.3%
Base salary
$90,000

Prices in Orlando run +6.3% 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 $95,660 in Orlando for equal purchasing power.

Your salary

Needed in Orlando: $95,660

Live math: salary × (101.4 ÷ 95.4). Same formula as the static ladder below.

Salary needed in Orlando

In CincinnatiIn Orlando
$60,000$63,774
$90,000$95,660
$150,000$159,434

Equivalent = origin salary × (101.4 ÷ 95.4). Adjust the base with the slider above.

Price level components

ComponentCincinnatiOrlandoUS
All items95.4101.4100
Goods93.896.2100
Housing (rents)87.6123.4100
Other services99.098.9100

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

Wages in both metros

OccupationCincinnatiOrlandoDest. middle halfDest. OEWS emp.Gap
Physicians, All Other$315,630$283,600$180,260 to $368,1402,390−10.1%
Architectural and Engineering Managers$177,160$177,990$158,600 to $213,5801,780+0.5%
Computer and Information Systems Managers$169,530$171,210$133,030 to $217,9605,190+1.0%
Financial Managers$152,700$140,850$102,700 to $202,2806,190−7.8%
Computer Network Architects$133,000$156,560$115,480 to $183,3001,730+17.7%
Marketing Managers$145,770$143,220$101,360 to $205,9603,420−1.7%
Pharmacists$140,200$135,010$129,320 to $154,5202,900−3.7%
Sales Managers$138,790$131,770$92,740 to $181,2606,220−5.1%

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 Orlando to match $90,000 in Cincinnati?
About $95,660, based on BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) of 95.4 and 101.4. 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.