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The Timezone Salary Converter compares the equivalent salary you would need in different cities to maintain the same purchasing power as your current location. Uses Cost of Living Index (NYC=100 baseline) to compute equivalent salaries across 20 major US and international cities. Critical for remote work negotiations, relocation planning, and evaluating job offers from different geographic markets.
공식
Equivalent Salary = Current Salary × (Target City COLI / Current City COLI)
- COLI
- Cost of Living Index (NYC=100) — Numbeo-style index
단계별 가이드
- 1Enter current annual salary
- 2Select current city from 20 major options
- 3Select target city
- 4Calculator outputs equivalent salary needed, purchasing power %, and difference
- 5Includes US tax differences and international tax estimates
풀어진 예시
입력
$100k San Francisco → Austin, TX
결과
$60,112 equivalent (Austin needs 60% of SF salary for same lifestyle)
입력
$80k Austin → San Francisco
결과
$133,084 equivalent needed (would need 67% raise)
피해야 할 일반적인 실수
- ✕Comparing gross salary only — should consider after-tax
- ✕Ignoring state tax (some have none)
- ✕Forgetting commute and housing varies significantly within metros
자주 묻는 질문
How accurate is Cost of Living Index?
COLI is averaged across housing, food, transportation, healthcare, etc. Individual lifestyle varies significantly. Use as starting point but adjust for your specific spending patterns (e.g., heavy renter vs homeowner, urban vs suburban).
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