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North America
Seattle
WA, United States
Salary & Cost of Living
How do salaries and expenses in Seattle compare to Boston?
Purchasing Power Comparison
An engineer in Seattle is 68% better off vs in Boston
This shows how far a software engineer's salary goes in Seattle compared to Boston, taking into account both salary differences and cost of living.
Net Salary
$173,240
+$61,506 (+55%) vs Boston
Tax Rate: 29%
Weather
How does the weather in Seattle compare to Boston?
Seattle has better overall weather
5.4/10(vs 5.2/10 in Boston)
Overall weather score based on temperature, sunshine, precipitation, and humidity. Learn how it's calculated
Average High
16°C(vs 15°C in Boston)
Average Low
9°C(vs 7°C in Boston)
Sunshine Hours
2,170h/yr-464h/yr(-18%)
Average High in hottest month
25°C(vs 28°C in Boston)
Average Low in coldest month
3°C(vs -5°C in Boston)
Rainy Days
127/yr+38/yr(+43%)
Muggy Days
0/yr-28/yr(-100%)
Cloud Cover
55%(vs 48% in Boston)
Quality of Life
How does quality of life in Seattle compare to Boston?
Housing Affordability
How affordable is housing for a software engineer in Seattle compared to Boston?
SWE Affordability
2.9 years
2.5 years quicker than Boston
Community & Events
Events listed on lu.ma, a popular Meetup alternative in tech circles, can indicate local community engagement.
Seattle has around 21 Luma events listed.
That's 75% more events than Boston.
Salary Converter
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