#3 of 122
North America
Austin
TX, United States
Salary & Cost of Living
How do salaries and expenses in Austin compare to Miami?
Purchasing Power Comparison
An engineer in Austin is 69% better off vs in Miami
This shows how far a software engineer's salary goes in Austin compared to Miami, taking into account both salary differences and cost of living.
Net Salary
$122,980
+$30,290 (+33%) vs Miami
Tax Rate: 29%
Weather
How does the weather in Austin compare to Miami?
Austin has better overall weather
3.8/10(vs 3.1/10 in Miami)
Overall weather score based on temperature, sunshine, precipitation, and humidity. Learn how it's calculated
Average High
27°C(vs 28°C in Miami)
Average Low
16°C(vs 22°C in Miami)
Sunshine Hours
2,644h/yr-510h/yr(-16%)
Average High in hottest month
35°C(vs 32°C in Miami)
Average Low in coldest month
6°C(vs 17°C in Miami)
Rainy Days
76/yr-50/yr(-40%)
Muggy Days
142/yr-107/yr(-43%)
Cloud Cover
38%(vs 46% in Miami)
Quality of Life
How does quality of life in Austin compare to Miami?
Housing Affordability
How affordable is housing for a software engineer in Austin compared to Miami?
SWE Affordability
2.4 years
1.9 years quicker than Miami
Community & Events
Events listed on lu.ma, a popular Meetup alternative in tech circles, can indicate local community engagement.
Austin has around 12 Luma events listed.
That's 14% fewer events than Miami.
Salary Converter
Enter your annual gross salary (before taxes) to see what you would need to earn in Austin to maintain the same standard of living.
$