Net Income
#4
of 123 cities
$144,957/yr
Current value
CA, United States
How do salaries and expenses in San Jose compare to San Francisco?
This shows how far a software engineer's salary goes in San Jose compared to San Francisco, taking into account both salary differences and cost of living.
How does the weather in San Jose compare to San Francisco?
San Francisco has better overall weather
Overall weather score based on temperature, sunshine, precipitation, and humidity. Learn how it's calculated
Rankings
Net Income
#4
of 123 cities
$144,957/yr
Current value
Purchasing Power
#7
of 123 cities
Comfortable Weather
#20
of 123 cities
85/100 weather score
Current value
Home Affordability
#36
of 123 cities
≈5.5 yrs to buy 80m²
Current value
Pollution Score
#66
of 123 cities
49.1/100
Current value (lower is better)
Safety Index
#71
of 123 cities
51.9/100
Current value
Community Events
#117
of 123 cities
0 events on luma
Current value
Cost of Living
#118
of 123 cities
83/100
Current value (lower is better)
How does quality of life in San Jose compare to San Francisco?
How affordable is housing for a software engineer in San Jose compared to San Francisco?
That's 100% fewer events than San Francisco.
Enter your annual gross salary (before taxes) to see what you would need to earn in San Jose to maintain the same standard of living.