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North America
San Jose
CA, United States
Salary & Cost of Living
How do salaries and expenses in San Jose compare to Charlotte?
Purchasing Power Comparison
An engineer in San Jose is 24% better off vs in Charlotte
This shows how far a software engineer's salary goes in San Jose compared to Charlotte, taking into account both salary differences and cost of living.
Net Salary
$144,957
+$59,850 (+70%) vs Charlotte
Tax Rate: 37%
Weather
How does the weather in San Jose compare to Charlotte?
San Jose has better overall weather
8.5/10(vs 7.0/10 in Charlotte)
Overall weather score based on temperature, sunshine, precipitation, and humidity. Learn how it's calculated
Average High
22°C(same as Charlotte)
Average Low
11°C(same as Charlotte)
Sunshine Hours
3,015h/yr+194h/yr(+7%)
Average High in hottest month
28°C(vs 31°C in Charlotte)
Average Low in coldest month
6°C(vs 1°C in Charlotte)
Rainy Days
47/yr-57/yr(-54%)
Muggy Days
0/yr-80/yr(-100%)
Cloud Cover
34%(vs 43% in Charlotte)
Quality of Life
How does quality of life in San Jose compare to Charlotte?
Housing Affordability
How affordable is housing for a software engineer in San Jose compared to Charlotte?
Avg. Property Price
$9,831 / m²
215% more expensive than Charlotte
SWE Affordability
5.4 years
2.5 years longer than Charlotte
Community & Events
Events listed on lu.ma, a popular Meetup alternative in tech circles, can indicate local community engagement.
San Jose has around 0 Luma events listed.
Charlotte has no listed Luma events for comparison.
Salary Converter
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