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North America
Denver
CO, United States
Salary & Cost of Living
How do salaries and expenses in Denver compare to Portland?
Purchasing Power Comparison
An engineer in Denver is 17% worse off vs in Portland
This shows how far a software engineer's salary goes in Denver compared to Portland, taking into account both salary differences and cost of living.
Net Salary
$100,650
-$15,594 (-13%) vs Portland
Tax Rate: 33%
Weather
How does the weather in Denver compare to Portland?
Denver has better overall weather
6.5/10(vs 5.5/10 in Portland)
Overall weather score based on temperature, sunshine, precipitation, and humidity. Learn how it's calculated
Average High
19°C(vs 18°C in Portland)
Average Low
5°C(vs 8°C in Portland)
Sunshine Hours
3,107h/yr+766h/yr(+33%)
Average High in hottest month
31°C(vs 28°C in Portland)
Average Low in coldest month
-5°C(vs 2°C in Portland)
Rainy Days
50/yr-74/yr(-60%)
Muggy Days
0/yr(same as Portland)
Cloud Cover
37%(vs 55% in Portland)
Quality of Life
How does quality of life in Denver compare to Portland?
Housing Affordability
How affordable is housing for a software engineer in Denver compared to Portland?
Avg. Property Price
$4,347 / m²
23% more expensive than Portland
SWE Affordability
3.5 years
1.0 years longer than Portland
Community & Events
Events listed on lu.ma, a popular Meetup alternative in tech circles, can indicate local community engagement.
Denver has around 5 Luma events listed.
That's 25% more events than Portland.
Salary Converter
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