Study: Texas Cities Top List for Lowest Salary Needed for Comfortable Living, While California Dominates Most Expensive

• Houston, Texas has the lowest salary needed for comfortable living at $75,219 a year for a family of 4 • 4 of the top 5 cities with the lowest salaries needed are in Texas (Houston, El Paso, Lubbock) • The average urban US adult needs a salary of $96,500 a year to live comfortably • New York City has the highest salary needed to live comfortably at $318,406 for a family of 4
• 7 of the 10 most expensive cities needing the highest salaries are in California, with San Francisco topping $339,000 per year for a family