#18 of 122
North America
Denver
CO, United States
Salary & Cost of Living
How do salaries and expenses in Denver compare to San Diego?
Purchasing Power Comparison
An engineer in Denver is 6% better off vs in San Diego
This shows how far a software engineer's salary goes in Denver compared to San Diego, taking into account both salary differences and cost of living.
Net Salary
$100,650
-$11,310 (-10%) vs San Diego
Tax Rate: 33%
Weather
How does the weather in Denver compare to San Diego?
San Diego has better overall weather
6.5/10(vs 10.0/10 in San Diego)
Overall weather score based on temperature, sunshine, precipitation, and humidity. Learn how it's calculated
Average High
19°C(vs 21°C in San Diego)
Average Low
5°C(vs 15°C in San Diego)
Sunshine Hours
3,107h/yr+52h/yr
Average High in hottest month
31°C(vs 25°C in San Diego)
Average Low in coldest month
-5°C(vs 10°C in San Diego)
Rainy Days
50/yr+21/yr(+71%)
Muggy Days
0/yr-14/yr(-100%)
Cloud Cover
37%(vs 25% in San Diego)
Quality of Life
How does quality of life in Denver compare to San Diego?
Housing Affordability
How affordable is housing for a software engineer in Denver compared to San Diego?
SWE Affordability
3.3 years
2.4 years quicker than San Diego
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 29% fewer events than San Diego.
Salary Converter
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