$90,000 in Virginia Beach ≈ $93,585 in Providence

$93,585

Purchasing-power equivalent using BEA RPP 2024 (97.9 → 101.8). BLS OEWS May 2025 wages on linked pages.

Prices in Providence run +4.0% vs Virginia Beach for equal purchasing power at this salary level.

Virginia Beach RPP
97.9
Providence RPP
101.8
Price gap
+4.0%
Base salary
$90,000

Prices in Providence run +4.0% versus Virginia Beach on BEA all-items RPP (2024), so overall price levels are higher at the destination. A $90,000 paycheck in Virginia Beach maps to about $93,585 in Providence for equal purchasing power.

Your salary

Needed in Providence: $93,585

Live math: salary × (101.8 ÷ 97.9). Same formula as the static ladder below.

Salary needed in Providence

In Virginia BeachIn Providence
$60,000$62,390
$90,000$93,585
$150,000$155,975

Equivalent = origin salary × (101.8 ÷ 97.9). Adjust the base with the slider above.

Price level components

ComponentVirginia BeachProvidenceUS
All items97.9101.8100
Goods96.897.1100
Housing (rents)99.8103.9100
Other services98.6102.3100

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

Wages in both metros

OccupationVirginia BeachProvidenceDest. middle halfDest. OEWS emp.Gap
Chief Executives$297,350$243,620$181,260 to $414,470650−18.1%
Physicians, All Other$266,280$234,000$169,850 to $320,6901,290−12.1%
Computer and Information Systems Managers$170,560$171,220$130,890 to $212,6501,600+0.4%
Architectural and Engineering Managers$161,340$172,640$138,010 to $212,320620+7.0%
Financial Managers$163,940$167,570$129,230 to $219,9203,280+2.2%
Sales Managers$158,750$148,880$110,980 to $196,1101,770−6.2%
Human Resources Managers$140,410$163,290$124,370 to $213,940730+16.3%
Managers, All Other$143,230$160,040$124,290 to $195,8401,000+11.7%

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 Providence to match $90,000 in Virginia Beach?
About $93,585, based on BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) of 97.9 and 101.8. 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.