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North America
Los Angeles
CA, United States
Salary & Cost of Living
How do salaries and expenses in Los Angeles compare to Philadelphia?
Purchasing Power Comparison
An engineer in Los Angeles is 1% better off vs in Philadelphia
This shows how far a software engineer's salary goes in Los Angeles compared to Philadelphia, taking into account both salary differences and cost of living.
Net Salary
$105,740
+$17,535 (+20%) vs Philadelphia
Tax Rate: 38%
Weather
How does the weather in Los Angeles compare to Philadelphia?
Los Angeles has better overall weather
9.0/10(vs 5.6/10 in Philadelphia)
Overall weather score based on temperature, sunshine, precipitation, and humidity. Learn how it's calculated
Average High
24°C(vs 18°C in Philadelphia)
Average Low
14°C(vs 9°C in Philadelphia)
Sunshine Hours
3,254h/yr+756h/yr(+30%)
Average High in hottest month
29°C(vs 30°C in Philadelphia)
Average Low in coldest month
9°C(vs -3°C in Philadelphia)
Rainy Days
28/yr-68/yr(-71%)
Muggy Days
5/yr-46/yr(-90%)
Cloud Cover
25%(vs 46% in Philadelphia)
Quality of Life
How does quality of life in Los Angeles compare to Philadelphia?
Housing Affordability
How affordable is housing for a software engineer in Los Angeles compared to Philadelphia?
Avg. Property Price
$7,326 / m²
154% more expensive than Philadelphia
SWE Affordability
5.5 years
2.9 years longer than Philadelphia
Community & Events
Events listed on lu.ma, a popular Meetup alternative in tech circles, can indicate local community engagement.
Los Angeles has around 23 Luma events listed.
That's 92% more events than Philadelphia.
Salary Converter
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