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North America
Portland
OR, United States
Salary & Cost of Living
How do salaries and expenses in Portland compare to Chicago?
Purchasing Power Comparison
An engineer in Portland is 35% better off vs in Chicago
This shows how far a software engineer's salary goes in Portland compared to Chicago, taking into account both salary differences and cost of living.
Net Salary
$116,244
+$23,144 (+25%) vs Chicago
Tax Rate: 35%
Weather
How does the weather in Portland compare to Chicago?
Portland has better overall weather
5.5/10(vs 4.2/10 in Chicago)
Overall weather score based on temperature, sunshine, precipitation, and humidity. Learn how it's calculated
Average High
18°C(vs 15°C in Chicago)
Average Low
8°C(same as Chicago)
Sunshine Hours
2,341h/yr-167h/yr(-7%)
Average High in hottest month
28°C(same as Chicago)
Average Low in coldest month
2°C(vs -5°C in Chicago)
Rainy Days
124/yr+33/yr(+36%)
Muggy Days
0/yr-42/yr(-100%)
Cloud Cover
55%(vs 47% in Chicago)
Quality of Life
How does quality of life in Portland compare to Chicago?
Housing Affordability
How affordable is housing for a software engineer in Portland compared to Chicago?
Avg. Property Price
$3,527 / m²
19% more expensive than Chicago
SWE Affordability
2.4 years
0.1 years quicker than Chicago
Community & Events
Events listed on lu.ma, a popular Meetup alternative in tech circles, can indicate local community engagement.
Portland has around 4 Luma events listed.
That's 78% fewer events than Chicago.
Salary Converter
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