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North America
Seattle
WA, United States
Salary & Cost of Living
How do salaries and expenses in Seattle compare to Vancouver?
Purchasing Power Comparison
An engineer in Seattle is 65% better off vs in Vancouver
This shows how far a software engineer's salary goes in Seattle compared to Vancouver, taking into account both salary differences and cost of living.
Net Salary
$173,240
+$92,197 (+114%) vs Vancouver
Tax Rate: 29%
Weather
How does the weather in Seattle compare to Vancouver?
Seattle has better overall weather
5.4/10(vs 4.7/10 in Vancouver)
Overall weather score based on temperature, sunshine, precipitation, and humidity. Learn how it's calculated
Average High
16°C(vs 14°C in Vancouver)
Average Low
9°C(vs 8°C in Vancouver)
Sunshine Hours
2,170h/yr+232h/yr(+12%)
Average High in hottest month
25°C(vs 22°C in Vancouver)
Average Low in coldest month
3°C(vs 2°C in Vancouver)
Rainy Days
127/yr-5/yr
Muggy Days
0/yr(same as Vancouver)
Cloud Cover
55%(vs 58% in Vancouver)
Quality of Life
How does quality of life in Seattle compare to Vancouver?
Housing Affordability
How affordable is housing for a software engineer in Seattle compared to Vancouver?
SWE Affordability
2.8 years
5.7 years quicker than Vancouver
Community & Events
Events listed on lu.ma, a popular Meetup alternative in tech circles, can indicate local community engagement.
Seattle has around 19 Luma events listed.
That's 5% fewer events than Vancouver.
Salary Converter
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