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North America
Chicago
IL, United States
Salary & Cost of Living
How do salaries and expenses in Chicago compare to San Francisco?
Purchasing Power Comparison
An engineer in Chicago is 26% worse off vs in San Francisco
This shows how far a software engineer's salary goes in Chicago compared to San Francisco, taking into account both salary differences and cost of living.
Net Salary
$93,100
-$72,746 (-44%) vs San Francisco
Tax Rate: 34%
Weather
How does the weather in Chicago compare to San Francisco?
San Francisco has better overall weather
4.2/10(vs 8.7/10 in San Francisco)
Overall weather score based on temperature, sunshine, precipitation, and humidity. Learn how it's calculated
Average High
15°C(vs 19°C in San Francisco)
Average Low
8°C(vs 12°C in San Francisco)
Sunshine Hours
2,508h/yr-553h/yr(-18%)
Average High in hottest month
28°C(vs 22°C in San Francisco)
Average Low in coldest month
-5°C(vs 8°C in San Francisco)
Rainy Days
91/yr+43/yr(+88%)
Muggy Days
42/yr+42/yr(+20850%)
Cloud Cover
47%(vs 34% in San Francisco)
Quality of Life
How does quality of life in Chicago compare to San Francisco?
Housing Affordability
How affordable is housing for a software engineer in Chicago compared to San Francisco?
SWE Affordability
2.5 years
2.4 years quicker than San Francisco
Community & Events
Events listed on lu.ma, a popular Meetup alternative in tech circles, can indicate local community engagement.
Chicago has around 19 Luma events listed.
That's 64% fewer events than San Francisco.
Salary Converter
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