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North America
Seattle
WA, United States
Salary & Cost of Living
How do salaries and expenses in Seattle compare to New York?
Purchasing Power Comparison
An engineer in Seattle is 79% better off vs in New York
This shows how far a software engineer's salary goes in Seattle compared to New York, taking into account both salary differences and cost of living.
Net Salary
$173,240
+$44,420 (+34%) vs New York
Tax Rate: 29%
Weather
How does the weather in Seattle compare to New York?
New York has better overall weather
5.4/10(vs 6.6/10 in New York)
Overall weather score based on temperature, sunshine, precipitation, and humidity. Learn how it's calculated
Average High
16°C(same as New York)
Average Low
9°C(vs 10°C in New York)
Sunshine Hours
2,170h/yr-365h/yr(-14%)
Average High in hottest month
25°C(vs 29°C in New York)
Average Low in coldest month
3°C(vs -2°C in New York)
Rainy Days
127/yr+33/yr(+35%)
Muggy Days
0/yr-46/yr(-100%)
Cloud Cover
55%(vs 46% in New York)
Quality of Life
How does quality of life in Seattle compare to New York?
Housing Affordability
How affordable is housing for a software engineer in Seattle compared to New York?
SWE Affordability
2.8 years
6.9 years quicker than New York
Community & Events
Events listed on lu.ma, a popular Meetup alternative in tech circles, can indicate local community engagement.
Seattle has around 20 Luma events listed.
That's 73% fewer events than New York.
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