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North America
Austin
TX, United States
Salary & Cost of Living
How do salaries and expenses in Austin compare to Chicago?
Purchasing Power Comparison
An engineer in Austin is 50% better off vs in Chicago
This shows how far a software engineer's salary goes in Austin compared to Chicago, taking into account both salary differences and cost of living.
Net Salary
$122,980
+$29,880 (+32%) vs Chicago
Tax Rate: 29%
Weather
How does the weather in Austin compare to Chicago?
Chicago has better overall weather
3.8/10(vs 4.2/10 in Chicago)
Overall weather score based on temperature, sunshine, precipitation, and humidity. Learn how it's calculated
Average High
27°C(vs 15°C in Chicago)
Average Low
16°C(vs 8°C in Chicago)
Sunshine Hours
2,644h/yr+135h/yr(+5%)
Average High in hottest month
35°C(vs 28°C in Chicago)
Average Low in coldest month
6°C(vs -5°C in Chicago)
Rainy Days
76/yr-15/yr(-17%)
Muggy Days
142/yr+100/yr(+238%)
Cloud Cover
38%(vs 47% in Chicago)
Quality of Life
How does quality of life in Austin compare to Chicago?
Housing Affordability
How affordable is housing for a software engineer in Austin compared to Chicago?
Avg. Property Price
$3,714 / m²
26% more expensive than Chicago
SWE Affordability
2.4 years
0.1 years quicker than Chicago
Community & Events
Events listed on lu.ma, a popular Meetup alternative in tech circles, can indicate local community engagement.
Austin has around 25 Luma events listed.
That's 39% more events than Chicago.
Salary Converter
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