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North America
Las Vegas
NV, United States
Salary & Cost of Living
How do salaries and expenses in Las Vegas compare to Boston?
Purchasing Power Comparison
An engineer in Las Vegas is 26% better off vs in Boston
This shows how far a software engineer's salary goes in Las Vegas compared to Boston, taking into account both salary differences and cost of living.
Net Salary
$92,307
-$20,121 (-18%) vs Boston
Tax Rate: 29%
Weather
How does the weather in Las Vegas compare to Boston?
Boston has better overall weather
2.7/10(vs 5.2/10 in Boston)
Overall weather score based on temperature, sunshine, precipitation, and humidity. Learn how it's calculated
Average High
27°C(vs 15°C in Boston)
Average Low
15°C(vs 7°C in Boston)
Sunshine Hours
3,825h/yr+1192h/yr(+45%)
Average High in hottest month
40°C(vs 28°C in Boston)
Average Low in coldest month
4°C(vs -5°C in Boston)
Rainy Days
23/yr-66/yr(-74%)
Muggy Days
2/yr-26/yr(-93%)
Cloud Cover
26%(vs 48% in Boston)
Quality of Life
How does quality of life in Las Vegas compare to Boston?
Housing Affordability
How affordable is housing for a software engineer in Las Vegas compared to Boston?
SWE Affordability
2.7 years
2.8 years quicker than Boston
Community & Events
Events listed on lu.ma, a popular Meetup alternative in tech circles, can indicate local community engagement.
Las Vegas has around 4 Luma events listed.
That's 67% fewer events than Boston.
Salary Converter
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