Seattle vs Austin: where does a prompt engineer save more?
Best for saving: Seattle — about $5,978/mo after taxes and living costs.
Seattle US ★ Best for saving | Austin US | |
|---|---|---|
| Median salary | $168,489 | $133,715 |
| Take-home / mo | $9,958 | $8,213 |
| Income tax | ~29% | ~26% |
| Living costs / mo | $3,980 | $2,910 |
| Savings / mo | $5,978 | $5,303 |
| Savings rate | 60% | 65% |
| Verdict | Excellent | Excellent |
Single professional, after-tax. "Savings" = take-home − a baseline cost of living. A planning estimate, not financial advice.
How we calculated this
• Salary: BLS/OECD median for a prompt engineer, adjusted per city.
• Tax: each country's single-filer effective rate (e.g. US ~29%, US ~26%).
• Living costs: a single professional's baseline monthly budget per city.
Estimates, not financial or tax advice. Updated 2026.