#29 of 122
North America
Philadelphia
PA, United States
Salary & Cost of Living
How do salaries and expenses in Philadelphia compare to Dallas?
Purchasing Power Comparison
An engineer in Philadelphia is 7% worse off vs in Dallas
This shows how far a software engineer's salary goes in Philadelphia compared to Dallas, taking into account both salary differences and cost of living.
Net Salary
$88,205
-$3,055 (-3%) vs Dallas
Tax Rate: 32%
Weather
How does the weather in Philadelphia compare to Dallas?
Philadelphia has better overall weather
5.6/10(vs 3.8/10 in Dallas)
Overall weather score based on temperature, sunshine, precipitation, and humidity. Learn how it's calculated
Average High
18°C(vs 25°C in Dallas)
Average Low
9°C(vs 15°C in Dallas)
Sunshine Hours
2,498h/yr-351h/yr(-12%)
Average High in hottest month
30°C(vs 35°C in Dallas)
Average Low in coldest month
-3°C(vs 4°C in Dallas)
Rainy Days
96/yr+12/yr(+14%)
Muggy Days
51/yr-58/yr(-53%)
Cloud Cover
46%(vs 36% in Dallas)
Quality of Life
How does quality of life in Philadelphia compare to Dallas?
Housing Affordability
How affordable is housing for a software engineer in Philadelphia compared to Dallas?
SWE Affordability
2.7 years
0.1 years longer than Dallas
Community & Events
Events listed on lu.ma, a popular Meetup alternative in tech circles, can indicate local community engagement.
Philadelphia has around 11 Luma events listed.
That's 120% more events than Dallas.
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