San Francisco vs Austin: where does a supply chain manager save more?

Best for saving: Austin โ€” about $4,727/mo after taxes and living costs.

San Francisco
US
Austin
US
โ˜… Best for saving
Median salary$161,840$122,619
Take-home / mo$8,490$7,637
Income tax~37%~25%
Living costs / mo$4,400$2,910
Savings / mo$4,090$4,727
Savings rate48%62%
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 supply chain manager, adjusted per city.

โ€ข Tax: each country's single-filer effective rate (e.g. US ~37%, US ~25%).

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

Estimates, not financial or tax advice. Updated 2026.