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North America
Denver
CO, United States
Salary & Cost of Living
How do salaries and expenses in Denver compare to Minneapolis?
Purchasing Power Comparison
An engineer in Denver is 8% better off vs in Minneapolis
This shows how far a software engineer's salary goes in Denver compared to Minneapolis, taking into account both salary differences and cost of living.
Net Salary
$100,650
+$18,477 (+22%) vs Minneapolis
Tax Rate: 33%
Weather
How does the weather in Denver compare to Minneapolis?
Denver has better overall weather
6.5/10(vs 4.6/10 in Minneapolis)
Overall weather score based on temperature, sunshine, precipitation, and humidity. Learn how it's calculated
Average High
19°C(vs 13°C in Minneapolis)
Average Low
5°C(vs 4°C in Minneapolis)
Sunshine Hours
3,107h/yr+396h/yr(+15%)
Average High in hottest month
31°C(vs 28°C in Minneapolis)
Average Low in coldest month
-5°C(vs -12°C in Minneapolis)
Rainy Days
50/yr-24/yr(-33%)
Muggy Days
0/yr-23/yr(-100%)
Cloud Cover
37%(vs 47% in Minneapolis)
Quality of Life
How does quality of life in Denver compare to Minneapolis?
Housing Affordability
How affordable is housing for a software engineer in Denver compared to Minneapolis?
Avg. Property Price
$4,209 / m²
45% more expensive than Minneapolis
SWE Affordability
3.3 years
0.5 years longer than Minneapolis
Community & Events
Events listed on lu.ma, a popular Meetup alternative in tech circles, can indicate local community engagement.
Denver has around 8 Luma events listed.
Minneapolis has no listed Luma events for comparison.
Salary Converter
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