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North America
Austin
TX, United States
Salary & Cost of Living
How do salaries and expenses in Austin compare to Atlanta?
Purchasing Power Comparison
An engineer in Austin is 35% better off vs in Atlanta
This shows how far a software engineer's salary goes in Austin compared to Atlanta, taking into account both salary differences and cost of living.
Net Salary
$122,980
+$29,260 (+31%) vs Atlanta
Tax Rate: 29%
Weather
How does the weather in Austin compare to Atlanta?
Atlanta has better overall weather
3.8/10(vs 6.2/10 in Atlanta)
Overall weather score based on temperature, sunshine, precipitation, and humidity. Learn how it's calculated
Average High
27°C(vs 22°C in Atlanta)
Average Low
16°C(vs 12°C in Atlanta)
Sunshine Hours
2,644h/yr-95h/yr
Average High in hottest month
35°C(vs 31°C in Atlanta)
Average Low in coldest month
6°C(vs 2°C in Atlanta)
Rainy Days
76/yr-36/yr(-32%)
Muggy Days
142/yr+53/yr(+59%)
Cloud Cover
38%(vs 44% in Atlanta)
Quality of Life
How does quality of life in Austin compare to Atlanta?
Housing Affordability
How affordable is housing for a software engineer in Austin compared to Atlanta?
Avg. Property Price
$3,714 / m²
42% more expensive than Atlanta
SWE Affordability
2.4 years
0.2 years longer than Atlanta
Community & Events
Events listed on lu.ma, a popular Meetup alternative in tech circles, can indicate local community engagement.
Austin has around 14 Luma events listed.
That's 46% fewer events than Atlanta.
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