City comparison
Bremerton, WA vs New York, NY
What a paycheck is really worth in each city: prices, rent and state taxes.
Key findings
- Prices in New York, NY are 6.6% higher than in Bremerton, WA. Someone earning $100,000 in Bremerton, WA would need about $106,600 in New York, NY to live the same way.
- Rent is the bigger story: a typical 1-bedroom costs $2,655 a month in New York, NY versus $1,548 in Bremerton, WA. On $100,000, that's 43% of take-home pay in New York, NY and 23% in Bremerton, WA.
- On $100,000, estimated state income tax is about $4,860 a year higher in New York, NY than in Bremerton, WA.
- For federal employees, locality pay changes a GS-13 step 1 salary by +4.8% moving from Bremerton, WA to New York, NY ($119,630 → $125,431), while prices change by +6.6%. Net effect of the transfer: −1.6% in real buying power.
- Bremerton, WA: price level 105.6 (pricier)
- New York, NY: price level 112.6 (much pricier)
Map drawn from Census Bureau state boundaries and metro locations9,10; dot colours show BEA price levels2.
Side by side
| Bremerton, WA | New York, NY | |
|---|---|---|
| Price level (U.S. = 100)2 | 105.6 | 112.6 |
| $100,000 is worth, in the other city2 | $106,587 in New York | $93,820 in Bremerton |
| Typical 1-bedroom rent3 | $1,548/mo | $2,655/mo |
| Take-home on $100,00014,15,8 | $79,180 | $74,320 |
| State income tax on $100,000 (estimate)8 | $0 (WA) | $4,860 (NY) |
| Rent burden on $100,000 | 23% | 43% |
| Median pay, all jobs4 | $63,200 | $61,430 |
| Federal locality pay area7 | Seattle-Tacoma, WA | New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA |
Rent areas: Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA MSA and New York, NY HUD Metro FMR Area. Metro areas: Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA and New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.
What costs more or less
| Price level (U.S. = 100) | Bremerton | New York |
|---|---|---|
| Housing (rent) | 129.6 | 148.6 |
| Goods | 105.0 | 110.3 |
| Utilities | 92.0 | 127.0 |
| Other services | 99.5 | 105.8 |
| Overall | 105.6 | 112.6 |
Moving with the same $100,000 salary
Bremerton, WA → New York, NY
Same pay buys less
Buying power −6.2%; rent takes 43% of take-home; state tax +$4,860/yr.
23 Weak offer
New York, NY → Bremerton, WA
Same pay goes further
Buying power +6.6%; rent takes 23% of take-home; state tax −$4,860/yr.
89 Strong offer
On the GS pay scale?
Bremerton, WA is in the Seattle-Tacoma, WA pay area; New York, NY is in New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA. The last column shows what a transfer from Bremerton, WA to New York, NY at the same grade and step does to real buying power.
| Grade5,2 | Bremerton, WA | New York, NY | Real change, Bremerton → New York |
|---|---|---|---|
| GS-9 step 1 | $69,373 | $72,737 | −1.6% |
| GS-11 step 1 | $83,935 | $88,005 | −1.6% |
| GS-12 step 1 | $100,602 | $105,481 | −1.6% |
| GS-13 step 1 | $119,630 | $125,431 | −1.6% |
| GS-14 step 1 | $141,367 | $148,222 | −1.6% |
Pay for common jobs
| Median annual pay4 | Bremerton, WA | New York, NY | New York pay in Bremerton dollars |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education | $102,650 | $96,900 | $90,912 (−11.4%) |
| Software Developers | $146,200 | $166,830 | $156,520 (+7.1%) |
| Accountants and Auditors | $88,250 | $105,650 | $99,121 (+12.3%) |
| Registered Nurses | $107,220 | $119,720 | $112,322 (+4.8%) |
"Not published" means BLS doesn't release an estimate for that job in that metro.