San Francisco vs Austin: where does a treasury analyst save more?

Best for saving: Austin โ€” about $4,436/mo after taxes and living costs.

San Francisco
US
Austin
US
โ˜… Best for saving
Median salary$146,051$117,079
Take-home / mo$7,816$7,346
Income tax~36%~25%
Living costs / mo$4,400$2,910
Savings / mo$3,416$4,436
Savings rate44%60%
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 treasury analyst, adjusted per city.

โ€ข Tax: each country's single-filer effective rate (e.g. US ~36%, US ~25%).

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

Estimates, not financial or tax advice. Updated 2026.