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North America
Denver
CO, United States
Salary & Cost of Living
How do salaries and expenses in Denver compare to Chicago?
Purchasing Power Comparison
An engineer in Denver is 12% better off vs in Chicago
This shows how far a software engineer's salary goes in Denver compared to Chicago, taking into account both salary differences and cost of living.
Net Salary
$100,650
+$7,550 (+8%) vs Chicago
Tax Rate: 33%
Weather
How does the weather in Denver compare to Chicago?
Denver has better overall weather
6.5/10(vs 4.2/10 in Chicago)
Overall weather score based on temperature, sunshine, precipitation, and humidity. Learn how it's calculated
Average High
19°C(vs 15°C in Chicago)
Average Low
5°C(vs 8°C in Chicago)
Sunshine Hours
3,107h/yr+598h/yr(+24%)
Average High in hottest month
31°C(vs 28°C in Chicago)
Average Low in coldest month
-5°C(same as Chicago)
Rainy Days
50/yr-41/yr(-45%)
Muggy Days
0/yr-42/yr(-100%)
Cloud Cover
37%(vs 47% in Chicago)
Quality of Life
How does quality of life in Denver compare to Chicago?
Housing Affordability
How affordable is housing for a software engineer in Denver compared to Chicago?
Avg. Property Price
$4,209 / m²
42% more expensive than Chicago
SWE Affordability
3.3 years
0.8 years longer than Chicago
Community & Events
Events listed on lu.ma, a popular Meetup alternative in tech circles, can indicate local community engagement.
Denver has around 6 Luma events listed.
That's 50% fewer events than Chicago.
Salary Converter
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