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North America
Las Vegas
NV, United States
Salary & Cost of Living
How do salaries and expenses in Las Vegas compare to San Francisco?
Purchasing Power Comparison
An engineer in Las Vegas is 11% worse off vs in San Francisco
This shows how far a software engineer's salary goes in Las Vegas compared to San Francisco, taking into account both salary differences and cost of living.
Net Salary
$92,307
-$73,539 (-44%) vs San Francisco
Tax Rate: 29%
Weather
How does the weather in Las Vegas compare to San Francisco?
San Francisco has better overall weather
2.7/10(vs 8.7/10 in San Francisco)
Overall weather score based on temperature, sunshine, precipitation, and humidity. Learn how it's calculated
Average High
27°C(vs 19°C in San Francisco)
Average Low
15°C(vs 12°C in San Francisco)
Sunshine Hours
3,825h/yr+764h/yr(+25%)
Average High in hottest month
40°C(vs 22°C in San Francisco)
Average Low in coldest month
4°C(vs 8°C in San Francisco)
Rainy Days
23/yr-26/yr(-53%)
Muggy Days
2/yr(same as San Francisco)
Cloud Cover
26%(vs 34% in San Francisco)
Quality of Life
How does quality of life in Las Vegas compare to San Francisco?
Housing Affordability
How affordable is housing for a software engineer in Las Vegas compared to San Francisco?
SWE Affordability
2.7 years
2.3 years quicker than San Francisco
Community & Events
Events listed on lu.ma, a popular Meetup alternative in tech circles, can indicate local community engagement.
Las Vegas has around 4 Luma events listed.
That's 92% fewer events than San Francisco.
Salary Converter
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