Job market report: San Mateo, CA
Open jobs, pay and living costs in and around San Mateo, from the listings JoRoute reads from employers' own job boards. Data as of November 5, 2026.
At a glance
- 318 open listings in San Mateo; 4,925 jobs within 25 miles.
- ▲ 22 new in the last 7 days; 4 today.
- Typical listed pay: $247k a year ($219k at U.S.-average prices). Each employer counts once.
- Living costs in CA: 13% above the U.S. average (BEA Regional Price Parities, 2023 (U.S. average = 100)).
- 6,938 workers in WARN layoff notices within 50 miles.
Most common jobs in San Mateo
- Engineer · 217 listings · typical $254k a year
- Software engineer · 149 listings · typical $257k a year
- Manager · 66 listings · typical $262k a year
- Data and analytics · 29 listings · typical $225k a year
- Marketing · 11 listings · typical $187k a year
- IT and help desk · 11 listings · typical $244k a year
- Accounting and finance · 7 listings · typical $177k a year
- Project and program manager · 5 listings · typical $189k a year
- Nurse · 3 listings · typical $137k a year
Employers hiring most
- Roblox · 251 jobs
- Shield AI · 64 jobs
- Gopuff · 3 jobs
Nearby cities
- San Francisco, CA · 2,963 jobs · 16 mi
- Mountain View, CA · 508 jobs · 17 mi
- Palo Alto, CA · 440 jobs · 12 mi
- Menlo Park, CA · 112 jobs · 10 mi
- Sunnyvale, CA · 110 jobs · 20 mi
- Santa Clara, CA · 98 jobs · 24 mi
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