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North America
Seattle
WA, United States
Salary & Cost of Living
How do salaries and expenses in Seattle compare to Dallas?
Purchasing Power Comparison
An engineer in Seattle is 47% better off vs in Dallas
This shows how far a software engineer's salary goes in Seattle compared to Dallas, taking into account both salary differences and cost of living.
Net Salary
$173,240
+$81,980 (+90%) vs Dallas
Tax Rate: 29%
Weather
How does the weather in Seattle compare to Dallas?
Seattle has better overall weather
5.4/10(vs 3.8/10 in Dallas)
Overall weather score based on temperature, sunshine, precipitation, and humidity. Learn how it's calculated
Average High
16°C(vs 25°C in Dallas)
Average Low
9°C(vs 15°C in Dallas)
Sunshine Hours
2,170h/yr-680h/yr(-24%)
Average High in hottest month
25°C(vs 35°C in Dallas)
Average Low in coldest month
3°C(vs 4°C in Dallas)
Rainy Days
127/yr+43/yr(+50%)
Muggy Days
0/yr-109/yr(-100%)
Cloud Cover
55%(vs 36% in Dallas)
Quality of Life
How does quality of life in Seattle compare to Dallas?
Housing Affordability
How affordable is housing for a software engineer in Seattle compared to Dallas?
Avg. Property Price
$6,168 / m²
106% more expensive than Dallas
SWE Affordability
2.8 years
0.2 years longer than Dallas
Community & Events
Events listed on lu.ma, a popular Meetup alternative in tech circles, can indicate local community engagement.
Seattle has around 15 Luma events listed.
That's 200% more events than Dallas.
Salary Converter
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