Compare gross income, estimated take-home pay, housing and everyday costs between major global cities.
Pure currency conversion. It does not represent equivalent purchasing power.
Grossed up using the destination tax module and estimated household living costs.
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Research salaries using verified government datasets for the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, with source periods and geography kept visible.
618 verified BLS observations · 12 major metros
342 verified Job Bank observations
581 verified ONS ASHE observations · 35 occupations · 10 regions
SalaryEquate separates currency conversion, take-home pay and lifestyle purchasing power instead of pretending they are the same thing.
Estimate the destination gross salary needed to preserve a comparable disposable lifestyle.
Estimated take-home calculations with jurisdiction and tax-year assumptions.
Housing, food, utilities, transport and discretionary-cost model by household.
Canada pages use Statistics Canada MBM reference-family components. U.S. pages use Census ACS median gross rent and are clearly labeled as housing-only observations.
Official 2024 ACS median gross rent across 12 metros.
New York verified housing →SalaryEquate is built for people comparing job offers, transfers and relocation options across countries. Start with gross salary, then examine estimated take-home pay, verified salary benchmarks, housing evidence and household living-cost assumptions.
Verified salary and cost records retain their government source, geography and reference period. Calculator outputs remain planning estimates because tax circumstances, housing choices and household spending differ from person to person.
SalaryEquate currently publishes verified salary observations for the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. Official cost evidence currently includes Statistics Canada Market Basket Measure components and U.S. Census ACS median gross rent for selected metros.
