Austin vs San Francisco: where does a e-commerce manager save more?

Best for saving: Austin โ€” about $3,289/mo after taxes and living costs.

Austin
US
โ˜… Best for saving
San Francisco
US
Median salary$96,130$124,396
Take-home / mo$6,199$6,848
Income tax~23%~34%
Living costs / mo$2,910$4,400
Savings / mo$3,289$2,448
Savings rate53%36%
VerdictExcellentExcellent

Single professional, after-tax. "Savings" = take-home โˆ’ a baseline cost of living. A planning estimate, not financial advice.

How we calculated this

โ€ข Salary: BLS/OECD median for a e-commerce manager, adjusted per city.

โ€ข Tax: each country's single-filer effective rate (e.g. US ~23%, US ~34%).

โ€ข Living costs: a single professional's baseline monthly budget per city.

Estimates, not financial or tax advice. Updated 2026.