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North America
Seattle
WA, United States
Salary & Cost of Living
How do salaries and expenses in Seattle compare to Phoenix?
Purchasing Power Comparison
An engineer in Seattle is 35% better off vs in Phoenix
This shows how far a software engineer's salary goes in Seattle compared to Phoenix, taking into account both salary differences and cost of living.
Net Salary
$173,240
+$80,360 (+87%) vs Phoenix
Tax Rate: 29%
Weather
How does the weather in Seattle compare to Phoenix?
Seattle has better overall weather
5.4/10(vs 1.8/10 in Phoenix)
Overall weather score based on temperature, sunshine, precipitation, and humidity. Learn how it's calculated
Average High
16°C(vs 30°C in Phoenix)
Average Low
9°C(vs 18°C in Phoenix)
Sunshine Hours
2,170h/yr-1702h/yr(-44%)
Average High in hottest month
25°C(vs 41°C in Phoenix)
Average Low in coldest month
3°C(vs 8°C in Phoenix)
Rainy Days
127/yr+94/yr(+287%)
Muggy Days
0/yr-16/yr(-100%)
Cloud Cover
55%(vs 27% in Phoenix)
Quality of Life
How does quality of life in Seattle compare to Phoenix?
Housing Affordability
How affordable is housing for a software engineer in Seattle compared to Phoenix?
Avg. Property Price
$6,338 / m²
82% more expensive than Phoenix
SWE Affordability
2.9 years
similar to Phoenix
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 950% more events than Phoenix.
Salary Converter
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