$90,000 in Tampa ≈ $80,634 in Oklahoma City

$80,634

Purchasing-power equivalent using BEA RPP 2024 (100.9 → 90.4). BLS OEWS May 2025 wages on linked pages.

Prices in Oklahoma City run −10.4% vs Tampa for equal purchasing power at this salary level.

Tampa RPP
100.9
Oklahoma City RPP
90.4
Price gap
−10.4%
Base salary
$90,000

Prices in Oklahoma City run −10.4% versus Tampa on BEA all-items RPP (2024), so overall price levels are lower at the destination. A $90,000 paycheck in Tampa maps to about $80,634 in Oklahoma City for equal purchasing power.

Your salary

Needed in Oklahoma City: $80,634

Live math: salary × (90.4 ÷ 100.9). Same formula as the static ladder below.

Salary needed in Oklahoma City

In TampaIn Oklahoma City
$60,000$53,756
$90,000$80,634
$150,000$134,390

Equivalent = origin salary × (90.4 ÷ 100.9). Adjust the base with the slider above.

Price level components

ComponentTampaOklahoma CityUS
All items100.990.4100
Goods95.593.8100
Housing (rents)125.873.9100
Other services97.695.5100

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

Wages in both metros

OccupationTampaOklahoma CityDest. middle halfDest. OEWS emp.Gap
Physicians, All Other$287,200$307,800$107,900 to $387,9101,130+7.2%
Architectural and Engineering Managers$169,310$159,990$127,170 to $180,010990−5.5%
Computer and Information Systems Managers$168,470$137,940$106,600 to $170,9001,930−18.1%
Financial Managers$157,480$131,540$92,500 to $175,1703,050−16.5%
Pharmacists$137,990$138,120$130,960 to $152,5101,550+0.1%
Physician Assistants$127,820$138,920$131,360 to $161,0301,020+8.7%
Nurse Practitioners$128,120$133,390$124,460 to $139,1901,670+4.1%
Sales Managers$132,010$127,110$93,870 to $180,2301,470−3.7%

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 Oklahoma City to match $90,000 in Tampa?
About $80,634, based on BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) of 100.9 and 90.4. 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.