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North America
Dallas
TX, United States
Salary & Cost of Living
How do salaries and expenses in Dallas compare to Atlanta?
Purchasing Power Comparison
An engineer in Dallas is 2% worse off vs in Atlanta
This shows how far a software engineer's salary goes in Dallas compared to Atlanta, taking into account both salary differences and cost of living.
Net Salary
$91,260
-$2,460 (-3%) vs Atlanta
Tax Rate: 30%
Weather
How does the weather in Dallas 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
25°C(vs 22°C in Atlanta)
Average Low
15°C(vs 12°C in Atlanta)
Sunshine Hours
2,850h/yr+111h/yr
Average High in hottest month
35°C(vs 31°C in Atlanta)
Average Low in coldest month
4°C(vs 2°C in Atlanta)
Rainy Days
84/yr-27/yr(-24%)
Muggy Days
109/yr+20/yr(+23%)
Cloud Cover
36%(vs 44% in Atlanta)
Quality of Life
How does quality of life in Dallas compare to Atlanta?
Housing Affordability
How affordable is housing for a software engineer in Dallas compared to Atlanta?
Avg. Property Price
$2,999 / m²
14% more expensive than Atlanta
SWE Affordability
2.6 years
0.4 years longer than Atlanta
Community & Events
Events listed on lu.ma, a popular Meetup alternative in tech circles, can indicate local community engagement.
Dallas has around 4 Luma events listed.
That's 85% fewer events than Atlanta.
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