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North America
Chicago
IL, United States
Salary & Cost of Living
How do salaries and expenses in Chicago compare to Austin?
Purchasing Power Comparison
An engineer in Chicago is 34% worse off vs in Austin
This shows how far a software engineer's salary goes in Chicago compared to Austin, taking into account both salary differences and cost of living.
Net Salary
$93,100
-$29,165 (-24%) vs Austin
Tax Rate: 34%
Weather
How does the weather in Chicago compare to Austin?
Chicago has better overall weather
4.2/10(vs 3.8/10 in Austin)
Overall weather score based on temperature, sunshine, precipitation, and humidity. Learn how it's calculated
Average High
15°C(vs 27°C in Austin)
Average Low
8°C(vs 16°C in Austin)
Sunshine Hours
2,508h/yr-135h/yr(-5%)
Average High in hottest month
28°C(vs 35°C in Austin)
Average Low in coldest month
-5°C(vs 6°C in Austin)
Rainy Days
91/yr+15/yr(+20%)
Muggy Days
42/yr-100/yr(-70%)
Cloud Cover
47%(vs 38% in Austin)
Quality of Life
How does quality of life in Chicago compare to Austin?
Housing Affordability
How affordable is housing for a software engineer in Chicago compared to Austin?
SWE Affordability
2.5 years
similar to Austin
Community & Events
Events listed on lu.ma, a popular Meetup alternative in tech circles, can indicate local community engagement.
Chicago has around 28 Luma events listed.
That's 47% more events than Austin.
Salary Converter
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