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North America
Seattle
WA, United States
Salary & Cost of Living
How do salaries and expenses in Seattle compare to Los Angeles?
Purchasing Power Comparison
An engineer in Seattle is 56% better off vs in Los Angeles
This shows how far a software engineer's salary goes in Seattle compared to Los Angeles, taking into account both salary differences and cost of living.
Net Salary
$173,240
+$67,500 (+64%) vs Los Angeles
Tax Rate: 29%
Weather
How does the weather in Seattle compare to Los Angeles?
Los Angeles has better overall weather
5.4/10(vs 9.0/10 in Los Angeles)
Overall weather score based on temperature, sunshine, precipitation, and humidity. Learn how it's calculated
Average High
16°C(vs 24°C in Los Angeles)
Average Low
9°C(vs 14°C in Los Angeles)
Sunshine Hours
2,170h/yr-1084h/yr(-33%)
Average High in hottest month
25°C(vs 29°C in Los Angeles)
Average Low in coldest month
3°C(vs 9°C in Los Angeles)
Rainy Days
127/yr+99/yr(+353%)
Muggy Days
0/yr-5/yr(-100%)
Cloud Cover
55%(vs 25% in Los Angeles)
Quality of Life
How does quality of life in Seattle compare to Los Angeles?
Housing Affordability
How affordable is housing for a software engineer in Seattle compared to Los Angeles?
SWE Affordability
2.8 years
2.6 years quicker than Los Angeles
Community & Events
Events listed on lu.ma, a popular Meetup alternative in tech circles, can indicate local community engagement.
Seattle has around 21 Luma events listed.
That's 36% fewer events than Los Angeles.
Salary Converter
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