$90,000 in Knoxville ≈ $96,706 in Jacksonville

$96,706

Purchasing-power equivalent using BEA RPP 2024 (92.6 → 99.5). BLS OEWS May 2025 wages on linked pages.

Prices in Jacksonville run +7.5% vs Knoxville for equal purchasing power at this salary level.

Knoxville RPP
92.6
Jacksonville RPP
99.5
Price gap
+7.5%
Base salary
$90,000

Prices in Jacksonville run +7.5% versus Knoxville on BEA all-items RPP (2024), so overall price levels are higher at the destination. A $90,000 paycheck in Knoxville maps to about $96,706 in Jacksonville for equal purchasing power.

Your salary

Needed in Jacksonville: $96,706

Live math: salary × (99.5 ÷ 92.6). Same formula as the static ladder below.

Salary needed in Jacksonville

In KnoxvilleIn Jacksonville
$60,000$64,471
$90,000$96,706
$150,000$161,177

Equivalent = origin salary × (99.5 ÷ 92.6). Adjust the base with the slider above.

Price level components

ComponentKnoxvilleJacksonvilleUS
All items92.699.5100
Goods96.296.2100
Housing (rents)82.8109.8100
Other services95.198.9100

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

Wages in both metros

OccupationKnoxvilleJacksonvilleDest. middle halfDest. OEWS emp.Gap
Physicians, All Other$276,370$349,990$203,220 to $436,3902,070+26.6%
Architectural and Engineering Managers$162,950$167,800$134,270 to $209,490660+3.0%
Computer and Information Systems Managers$143,650$169,010$133,400 to $202,9803,000+17.7%
Marketing Managers$131,040$156,950$109,570 to $194,9001,700+19.8%
Financial Managers$133,570$138,780$103,070 to $186,7004,570+3.9%
Pharmacists$132,460$138,990$130,010 to $157,0501,420+4.9%
Human Resources Managers$132,200$133,950$99,420 to $169,9901,040+1.3%
Lawyers$126,520$127,920$102,550 to $171,0303,760+1.1%

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 Jacksonville to match $90,000 in Knoxville?
About $96,706, based on BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) of 92.6 and 99.5. 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.