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North America
Portland
OR, United States
Salary & Cost of Living
How do salaries and expenses in Portland compare to San Francisco?
Purchasing Power Comparison
An engineer in Portland is 0% better off vs in San Francisco
This shows how far a software engineer's salary goes in Portland compared to San Francisco, taking into account both salary differences and cost of living.
Net Salary
$116,244
-$50,235 (-30%) vs San Francisco
Tax Rate: 35%
Weather
How does the weather in Portland compare to San Francisco?
San Francisco has better overall weather
5.5/10(vs 8.7/10 in San Francisco)
Overall weather score based on temperature, sunshine, precipitation, and humidity. Learn how it's calculated
Average High
18°C(vs 19°C in San Francisco)
Average Low
8°C(vs 12°C in San Francisco)
Sunshine Hours
2,341h/yr-721h/yr(-24%)
Average High in hottest month
28°C(vs 22°C in San Francisco)
Average Low in coldest month
2°C(vs 8°C in San Francisco)
Rainy Days
124/yr+75/yr(+155%)
Muggy Days
0/yr(same as San Francisco)
Cloud Cover
55%(vs 34% in San Francisco)
Quality of Life
How does quality of life in Portland compare to San Francisco?
Housing Affordability
How affordable is housing for a software engineer in Portland compared to San Francisco?
SWE Affordability
2.4 years
2.9 years quicker than San Francisco
Community & Events
Events listed on lu.ma, a popular Meetup alternative in tech circles, can indicate local community engagement.
Portland has around 5 Luma events listed.
That's 87% fewer events than San Francisco.
Salary Converter
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