Miami vs Austin: where does a epidemiologist save more?

Best for saving: Austin โ€” about $2,724/mo after taxes and living costs.

Miami
US
Austin
US
โ˜… Best for saving
Median salary$76,914$86,111
Take-home / mo$5,111$5,634
Income tax~20%~21%
Living costs / mo$3,360$2,910
Savings / mo$1,751$2,724
Savings rate34%48%
VerdictComfortableExcellent

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 epidemiologist, adjusted per city.

โ€ข Tax: each country's single-filer effective rate (e.g. US ~20%, US ~21%).

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

Estimates, not financial or tax advice. Updated 2026.