Relocation Pay Calculator

Relocation pay calculator — will moving to a cheaper city leave you ahead?

Relocation Pay Calculator

Moving to a cheaper city while keeping the same remote job? Enter your current pay, the expected location cut, and what the move saves each month — this calculator shows whether the move leaves you ahead or behind, in dollars. This is an educational estimate, not a pay or tax decision for your situation.

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Enter your salary and the expected cut, then press Calculate my move.

How it works: the pay cut is your current salary times the location-adjustment percentage; the new salary is what is left. Monthly savings are housing plus state tax plus commuting. The net difference is monthly savings minus the monthly pay cut — positive means the move leaves you ahead, negative means behind. Break-even is the monthly savings that exactly covers the pay cut. The 5% to 25% range comes from Google's own pay calculator, seen by Reuters in August 2021 — a 2021 example, not a current promise; compensation trackers commonly report geographic adjustments of 10% to 30% for non-headquarters locations. Location-pay policies are employer-specific and vary by state, and state tax rules — including convenience-of-the-employer rules — can change the tax math, so treat this as an estimate and check your employer's policy before deciding. This calculator is not tax advice.

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