$90,000 in San Antonio ≈ $93,041 in Richmond

$93,041

Purchasing-power equivalent using BEA RPP 2024 (94.7 → 97.9). BLS OEWS May 2025 wages on linked pages.

Prices in Richmond run +3.4% vs San Antonio for equal purchasing power at this salary level.

San Antonio RPP
94.7
Richmond RPP
97.9
Price gap
+3.4%
Base salary
$90,000

Prices in Richmond run +3.4% versus San Antonio on BEA all-items RPP (2024), so overall price levels are higher at the destination. A $90,000 paycheck in San Antonio maps to about $93,041 in Richmond for equal purchasing power.

Your salary

Needed in Richmond: $93,041

Live math: salary × (97.9 ÷ 94.7). Same formula as the static ladder below.

Salary needed in Richmond

In San AntonioIn Richmond
$60,000$62,027
$90,000$93,041
$150,000$155,069

Equivalent = origin salary × (97.9 ÷ 94.7). Adjust the base with the slider above.

Price level components

ComponentSan AntonioRichmondUS
All items94.797.9100
Goods93.896.8100
Housing (rents)94.699.1100
Other services96.298.6100

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

Wages in both metros

OccupationSan AntonioRichmondDest. middle halfDest. OEWS emp.Gap
Chief Executives$256,610$326,160$188,360 to $401,930820+27.1%
Physicians, All Other$296,910$284,090$204,860 to $333,4501,760−4.3%
Computer and Information Systems Managers$163,490$180,640$153,580 to $224,3201,900+10.5%
Architectural and Engineering Managers$168,650$167,170$140,830 to $200,830570−0.9%
Financial Managers$144,710$173,140$136,020 to $218,6503,480+19.6%
Marketing Managers$131,800$174,130$132,730 to $214,9301,090+32.1%
Pharmacists$150,500$144,940$129,440 to $157,0001,350−3.7%
Sales Managers$124,750$168,590$121,440 to $225,6701,320+35.1%

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 Richmond to match $90,000 in San Antonio?
About $93,041, based on BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) of 94.7 and 97.9. 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.