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Even if you make six figures, the amount of money you bring home each month . In cities , for example, taxes are , while in cities like Houston, taxes are far lower. That means your paycheck
can go further in Texas, though it also means fewer tax dollars go to social services like public transportation, schools and roads. To find out how much American workers are bringing home
in various U.S. cities, financial website How Much calculated the total tax burden associated with living in different places using a federal paycheck calculator and a $100,000 baseline
annual salary. _Click to enlarge._ In the map, the size and color of each dot represents the total take-home pay there after taxes, says How Much, including the "state and local income
taxes for each city" and "tax levies that apply to everyone, like the federal income tax" and the Federal Insurance Contributions Act. The bigger and darker the circle, the
more your take-home pay there. "Our map reveals a few key things about the tax burden facing Americans," the report explains. For example, "there are lots of small circles
scattered throughout the Midwest and South, indicating that it's not just coastal cities with comparably high tax burdens." While the heaviest tax burden , "where workers
earning $100,000 a year only keep $5,574 each month, Louisville, Kentucky, isn't too far off at $5,691," How Much reports. Residents of Houston earning $100,000 a year get to keep
over $630 more each month than people in Louisville do. Here are the top six most populous U.S. cities, listed from highest to lowest average monthly take-home pay. HOUSTON, TEXAS Monthly
take-home pay after taxes: $6,329 PHOENIX, ARIZONA Monthly take-home pay after taxes: $6,104 CHICAGO, ILLINOIS Monthly take-home pay after taxes: $6,023 LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA Monthly
take-home pay after taxes: $5,752 PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA Monthly take-home pay after taxes: $5,746 NEW YORK, NEW YORK