City comparison
Gulfport, MS vs San Antonio, TX
What a paycheck is really worth in each city: prices, rent and state taxes.
Key findings
- Prices in San Antonio, TX are 5.2% higher than in Gulfport, MS. Someone earning $100,000 in Gulfport, MS would need about $105,200 in San Antonio, TX to live the same way.
- Rent is the bigger story: a typical 1-bedroom costs $1,177 a month in San Antonio, TX versus $923 in Gulfport, MS. On $100,000, that's 18% of take-home pay in San Antonio, TX and 15% in Gulfport, MS.
- On $100,000, estimated state income tax is about $3,268 a year higher in Gulfport, MS than in San Antonio, TX.
- For federal employees, locality pay changes a GS-13 step 1 salary by +1.5% moving from Gulfport, MS to San Antonio, TX ($106,437 → $108,001), while prices change by +5.2%. Net effect of the transfer: −3.6% in real buying power.
- Gulfport, MS: price level 90.0 (much cheaper)
- 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
| Gulfport, MS | San Antonio, TX | |
|---|---|---|
| Price level (U.S. = 100)2 | 90.0 | 94.7 |
| $100,000 is worth, in the other city2 | $105,233 in San Antonio | $95,027 in Gulfport |
| Typical 1-bedroom rent3 | $923/mo | $1,177/mo |
| Take-home on $100,00014,15,8 | $75,912 | $79,180 |
| State income tax on $100,000 (estimate)8 | $3,268 (MS) | $0 (TX) |
| Rent burden on $100,000 | 15% | 18% |
| Median pay, all jobs4 | $43,470 | $47,010 |
| Federal locality pay area7 | Rest of U.S. | San Antonio-New Braunfels-Pearsall, TX |
Rent areas: Gulfport-Biloxi, MS HUD Metro FMR Area and San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX HUD Metro FMR Area. Metro areas: Gulfport-Biloxi, MS and San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.
What costs more or less
| Price level (U.S. = 100) | Gulfport | San Antonio |
|---|---|---|
| Housing (rent) | 67.9 | 94.6 |
| Goods | 96.2 | 93.8 |
| Utilities | 76.3 | 82.2 |
| Other services | 96.1 | 96.2 |
| Overall | 90.0 | 94.7 |
Moving with the same $100,000 salary
Gulfport, MS → San Antonio, TX
Same pay buys less
Buying power −5.0%; rent takes 18% of take-home; state tax −$3,268/yr.
53 Fair offer
San Antonio, TX → Gulfport, MS
Same pay goes further
Buying power +5.2%; rent takes 15% of take-home; state tax +$3,268/yr.
85 Strong offer
On the GS pay scale?
Gulfport, MS is in the Rest of U.S. pay area; San Antonio, TX is in San Antonio-New Braunfels-Pearsall, TX. The last column shows what a transfer from Gulfport, MS to San Antonio, TX at the same grade and step does to real buying power.
| Grade5,2 | Gulfport, MS | San Antonio, TX | Real change, Gulfport → San Antonio |
|---|---|---|---|
| GS-9 step 1 | $61,722 | $62,629 | −3.6% |
| GS-11 step 1 | $74,678 | $75,776 | −3.6% |
| GS-12 step 1 | $89,508 | $90,823 | −3.6% |
| GS-13 step 1 | $106,437 | $108,001 | −3.6% |
| GS-14 step 1 | $125,776 | $127,624 | −3.6% |
Pay for common jobs
| Median annual pay4 | Gulfport, MS | San Antonio, TX | San Antonio pay in Gulfport dollars |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education | $50,820 | $61,720 | $58,651 (+15.4%) |
| Software Developers | $104,240 | $128,430 | $122,043 (+17.1%) |
| Accountants and Auditors | $76,380 | $78,650 | $74,739 (−2.1%) |
| Registered Nurses | $78,960 | $94,370 | $89,677 (+13.6%) |
"Not published" means BLS doesn't release an estimate for that job in that metro.