#30 of 122
North America
Philadelphia
PA, United States
Salary & Cost of Living
How do salaries and expenses in Philadelphia compare to Chicago?
Purchasing Power Comparison
An engineer in Philadelphia is 3% better off vs in Chicago
This shows how far a software engineer's salary goes in Philadelphia compared to Chicago, taking into account both salary differences and cost of living.
Net Salary
$88,205
-$4,895 (-5%) vs Chicago
Tax Rate: 32%
Weather
How does the weather in Philadelphia compare to Chicago?
Philadelphia has better overall weather
5.6/10(vs 4.2/10 in Chicago)
Overall weather score based on temperature, sunshine, precipitation, and humidity. Learn how it's calculated
Average High
18°C(vs 15°C in Chicago)
Average Low
9°C(vs 8°C in Chicago)
Sunshine Hours
2,498h/yr(same as Chicago)
Average High in hottest month
30°C(vs 28°C in Chicago)
Average Low in coldest month
-3°C(vs -5°C in Chicago)
Rainy Days
96/yr+5/yr(+5%)
Muggy Days
51/yr+9/yr(+22%)
Cloud Cover
46%(same as Chicago)
Quality of Life
How does quality of life in Philadelphia compare to Chicago?
Housing Affordability
How affordable is housing for a software engineer in Philadelphia compared to Chicago?
SWE Affordability
2.6 years
similar to Chicago
Community & Events
Events listed on lu.ma, a popular Meetup alternative in tech circles, can indicate local community engagement.
Philadelphia has around 12 Luma events listed.
That's 52% fewer events than Chicago.
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