City comparison
Bremerton, WA vs San Antonio, TX
What a paycheck is really worth in each city: prices, rent and state taxes.
Key findings
- Prices in Bremerton, WA are 11.5% higher than in San Antonio, TX. Someone earning $100,000 in San Antonio, TX would need about $111,500 in Bremerton, WA to live the same way.
- Rent is the bigger story: a typical 1-bedroom costs $1,548 a month in Bremerton, WA versus $1,177 in San Antonio, TX. On $100,000, that's 23% of take-home pay in Bremerton, WA and 18% in San Antonio, TX.
- Estimated state income tax on $100,000 is close: $0 a year in WA and $0 in TX.
- For federal employees, locality pay changes a GS-13 step 1 salary by −9.7% moving from Bremerton, WA to San Antonio, TX ($119,630 → $108,001), while prices change by −10.3%. Net effect of the transfer: +0.7% in real buying power.
- Bremerton, WA: price level 105.6 (pricier)
- San Antonio, TX: price level 94.7 (cheaper)
Map drawn from Census Bureau state boundaries and metro locations9,10; dot colours show BEA price levels2.
Side by side
| Bremerton, WA | San Antonio, TX | |
|---|---|---|
| Price level (U.S. = 100)2 | 105.6 | 94.7 |
| $100,000 is worth, in the other city2 | $89,687 in San Antonio | $111,499 in Bremerton |
| Typical 1-bedroom rent3 | $1,548/mo | $1,177/mo |
| Take-home on $100,00014,15,8 | $79,180 | $79,180 |
| State income tax on $100,000 (estimate)8 | $0 (WA) | $0 (TX) |
| Rent burden on $100,000 | 23% | 18% |
| Median pay, all jobs4 | $63,200 | $47,010 |
| Federal locality pay area7 | Seattle-Tacoma, WA | San Antonio-New Braunfels-Pearsall, TX |
Rent areas: Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA MSA and San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX HUD Metro FMR Area. Metro areas: Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA and San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.
What costs more or less
| Price level (U.S. = 100) | Bremerton | San Antonio |
|---|---|---|
| Housing (rent) | 129.6 | 94.6 |
| Goods | 105.0 | 93.8 |
| Utilities | 92.0 | 82.2 |
| Other services | 99.5 | 96.2 |
| Overall | 105.6 | 94.7 |
Moving with the same $100,000 salary
Bremerton, WA → San Antonio, TX
Same pay goes further
Buying power +11.5%; rent takes 18% of take-home; state tax +$0/yr.
100 Strong offer
San Antonio, TX → Bremerton, WA
Same pay buys less
Buying power −10.3%; rent takes 23% of take-home; state tax +$0/yr.
38 Weak offer
On the GS pay scale?
Bremerton, WA is in the Seattle-Tacoma, WA pay area; San Antonio, TX is in San Antonio-New Braunfels-Pearsall, TX. The last column shows what a transfer from Bremerton, WA to San Antonio, TX at the same grade and step does to real buying power.
| Grade5,2 | Bremerton, WA | San Antonio, TX | Real change, Bremerton → San Antonio |
|---|---|---|---|
| GS-9 step 1 | $69,373 | $62,629 | +0.7% |
| GS-11 step 1 | $83,935 | $75,776 | +0.7% |
| GS-12 step 1 | $100,602 | $90,823 | +0.7% |
| GS-13 step 1 | $119,630 | $108,001 | +0.7% |
| GS-14 step 1 | $141,367 | $127,624 | +0.7% |
Pay for common jobs
| Median annual pay4 | Bremerton, WA | San Antonio, TX | San Antonio pay in Bremerton dollars |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education | $102,650 | $61,720 | $68,817 (−33.0%) |
| Software Developers | $146,200 | $128,430 | $143,198 (−2.1%) |
| Accountants and Auditors | $88,250 | $78,650 | $87,694 (−0.6%) |
| Registered Nurses | $107,220 | $94,370 | $105,221 (−1.9%) |
"Not published" means BLS doesn't release an estimate for that job in that metro.