San Antonio vs Austin: where does a management consultant save more?

Best for saving: San Antonio โ€” about $5,522/mo after taxes and living costs.

San Antonio
US
โ˜… Best for saving
Austin
US
Median salary$129,309$106,600
Take-home / mo$7,982$6,782
Income tax~26%~24%
Living costs / mo$2,460$2,910
Savings / mo$5,522$3,872
Savings rate69%57%
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 management consultant, adjusted per city.

โ€ข Tax: each country's single-filer effective rate (e.g. US ~26%, US ~24%).

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

Estimates, not financial or tax advice. Updated 2026.