Memphis vs Austin: where does a performance marketer save more?

Best for saving: Austin โ€” about $2,769/mo after taxes and living costs.

Memphis
US
Austin
US
โ˜… Best for saving
Median salary$66,117$86,907
Take-home / mo$4,473$5,679
Income tax~19%~22%
Living costs / mo$2,380$2,910
Savings / mo$2,093$2,769
Savings rate47%49%
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 performance marketer, adjusted per city.

โ€ข Tax: each country's single-filer effective rate (e.g. US ~19%, US ~22%).

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

Estimates, not financial or tax advice. Updated 2026.