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North America
New York
NY, United States
Salary & Cost of Living
How do salaries and expenses in New York compare to San Francisco?
Purchasing Power Comparison
An engineer in New York is 34% worse off vs in San Francisco
This shows how far a software engineer's salary goes in New York compared to San Francisco, taking into account both salary differences and cost of living.
Net Salary
$127,932
-$37,155 (-23%) vs San Francisco
Tax Rate: 32%
Weather
How does the weather in New York compare to San Francisco?
San Francisco has better overall weather
6.6/10(vs 8.7/10 in San Francisco)
Overall weather score based on temperature, sunshine, precipitation, and humidity. Learn how it's calculated
Average High
17°C(vs 19°C in San Francisco)
Average Low
10°C(vs 12°C in San Francisco)
Sunshine Hours
2,535h/yr-527h/yr(-17%)
Average High in hottest month
29°C(vs 22°C in San Francisco)
Average Low in coldest month
-2°C(vs 8°C in San Francisco)
Rainy Days
94/yr+45/yr(+93%)
Muggy Days
46/yr+45/yr(+22700%)
Cloud Cover
46%(vs 34% in San Francisco)
Quality of Life
How does quality of life in New York compare to San Francisco?
Housing Affordability
How affordable is housing for a software engineer in New York compared to San Francisco?
Avg. Property Price
$15,424 / m²
47% more expensive than San Francisco
SWE Affordability
9.6 years
4.6 years longer than San Francisco
Community & Events
Events listed on lu.ma, a popular Meetup alternative in tech circles, can indicate local community engagement.
New York has around 68 Luma events listed.
That's 5% more events than San Francisco.
Salary Converter
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