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North America
Seattle
WA, United States
Salary & Cost of Living
How do salaries and expenses in Seattle compare to Vienna?
Purchasing Power Comparison
An engineer in Seattle is 148% better off vs in Vienna
This shows how far a software engineer's salary goes in Seattle compared to Vienna, taking into account both salary differences and cost of living.
Net Salary
$173,063
+$123,797 (+251%) vs Vienna
Tax Rate: 29%
Weather
How does the weather in Seattle compare to Vienna?
Seattle has better overall weather
5.4/10(vs 4.3/10 in Vienna)
Overall weather score based on temperature, sunshine, precipitation, and humidity. Learn how it's calculated
Average High
16°C(vs 14°C in Vienna)
Average Low
9°C(vs 6°C in Vienna)
Sunshine Hours
2,170h/yr+122h/yr(+6%)
Average High in hottest month
25°C(same as Vienna)
Average Low in coldest month
3°C(vs -3°C in Vienna)
Rainy Days
127/yr+52/yr(+70%)
Muggy Days
0/yr(same as Vienna)
Cloud Cover
55%(vs 50% in Vienna)
Quality of Life
How does quality of life in Seattle compare to Vienna?
Housing Affordability
How affordable is housing for a software engineer in Seattle compared to Vienna?
SWE Affordability
2.9 years
11.8 years quicker than Vienna
Community & Events
Events listed on lu.ma, a popular Meetup alternative in tech circles, can indicate local community engagement.
Seattle has around 20 Luma events listed.
Vienna has no listed Luma events for comparison.
Salary Converter
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