Baltimore vs Austin: where does a radiologist save more?

Best for saving: Baltimore โ€” about $24,929/mo after taxes and living costs.

Baltimore
US
โ˜… Best for saving
Austin
US
Median salary$581,510$479,213
Take-home / mo$28,009$25,292
Income tax~42%~37%
Living costs / mo$3,080$2,910
Savings / mo$24,929$22,382
Savings rate89%88%
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 radiologist, adjusted per city.

โ€ข Tax: each country's single-filer effective rate (e.g. US ~42%, US ~37%).

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

Estimates, not financial or tax advice. Updated 2026.