Raleigh-Cary → Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas

Moving from Raleigh-Cary to Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas shifts your BEA Regional Price Parity from 98.2 to 100.2 (100 = US average), so a Raleigh-Cary salary needs to be multiplied by 1.02 to hold the same purchasing power in Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas. On rent, HUD Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom goes from $1,750/month in Raleigh-Cary to $1,735/month in Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas - a lower monthly bill of $15, or $180/year. That rent delta alone is often the single biggest line item when relocating.

Wages tell the other half. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics report a median salary of $68,693 in Raleigh-Cary versus $69,586 in Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas - a raw gap of $893 higher. The Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas labor market has 1,114,750 tracked jobs against 725,130 in Raleigh-Cary, shaping how easy it is to find a comparable role. Combine that with the cost-of-living shift above and you get the real purchasing-power delta, sometimes a "higher salary" is actually a pay cut once rent and RPP are applied.

Safety, schools, and childcare round out the move. FBI UCR violent crime rates near Raleigh-Cary and Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas are 365 and 407 per 100,000 (state-level). NCES student-teacher ratios run 15.8:1 at origin versus 20.5:1 at destination. DOL center-based infant care costs $9,487/year in Raleigh-Cary versus $10,033/year in Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas. Our composite verdict - Neutral — Depends on Priorities - weighs all seven federal sources; the dimension table below lets you override that with your personal priorities.