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Data and analytics: cities paying 15%+ more than $85k a year

These cities have a black ring on the map. Typical listed pay (each employer counted once), then the gain after living costs (U.S.-average prices), best first.

1. San Mateo, CA · $222k a year · +162% · +133% after living costs (28 listings with pay)
2. Palo Alto, CA · $198k a year · +133% · +107% after living costs (7 listings with pay)
3. Santa Clara, CA · $194k a year · +129% · +104% after living costs (11 listings with pay)
4. Arlington, VA · $160k a year · +89% · +88% after living costs (8 listings with pay)
5. Alexandria, VA · $153k a year · +81% · +79% after living costs (13 listings with pay)
6. Bellevue, WA · $163k a year · +92% · +77% after living costs (10 listings with pay)
7. New York, NY · $158k a year · +86% · +73% after living costs (101 listings with pay)
8. San Francisco, CA · $165k a year · +95% · +73% after living costs (113 listings with pay)
9. Springfield, VA · $141k a year · +67% · +66% after living costs (7 listings with pay)
10. Mountain View, CA · $155k a year · +83% · +63% after living costs (21 listings with pay)
11. Dallas, TX · $130k a year · +53% · +58% after living costs (9 listings with pay)
12. Seattle, WA · $145k a year · +71% · +57% after living costs (36 listings with pay)
13. New Orleans, LA · $114k a year · +35% · +53% after living costs (9 listings with pay)
14. Kansas City, MO · $118k a year · +40% · +52% after living costs (11 listings with pay)
15. Fort Belvoir, VA · $129k a year · +52% · +51% after living costs (12 listings with pay)

Cities with the most jobs

1. New York, NY · 250 jobs · $145k ▲ 250 this week
2. San Francisco, CA · 204 jobs · $158k ▲ 204 this week
3. Hawthorne, CA · 68 jobs · $160k ▲ 68 this week
4. Washington, DC · 184 jobs · $140k ▲ 184 this week
5. Seattle, WA · 96 jobs · $133k ▲ 96 this week
6. Bastrop, TX · 58 jobs · $133k ▲ 58 this week
7. Redmond, WA · 21 jobs · $225k ▲ 21 this week
8. Boston, MA · 54 jobs · $139k ▲ 54 this week
9. Chicago, IL · 71 jobs · $124k ▲ 71 this week
10. Mountain View, CA · 28 jobs · $212k ▲ 28 this week
11. Dallas, TX · 48 jobs · $137k ▲ 48 this week
12. Palo Alto, CA · 27 jobs · $194k ▲ 27 this week
13. Austin, TX · 54 jobs · $114k ▲ 54 this week
14. Los Angeles, CA · 56 jobs · $134k ▲ 56 this week
15. San Mateo, CA · 19 jobs · $261k ▲ 19 this week
16. San Diego, CA · 44 jobs · $83k ▲ 44 this week
17. Long Beach, CA · 24 jobs · $112k ▲ 24 this week
18. Atlanta, GA · 51 jobs · $109k ▲ 51 this week
19. Salt Lake City, UT · 43 jobs · $122k ▲ 43 this week
20. Denver, CO · 42 jobs · $130k ▲ 42 this week
21. Phoenix, AZ · 51 jobs · $105k ▲ 51 this week
22. Cape Canaveral, FL · 18 jobs ▲ 18 this week
23. Miami, FL · 39 jobs · $122k ▲ 39 this week
24. Somerville, MA · 13 jobs · $145k ▲ 13 this week
25. Albuquerque, NM · 37 jobs · $98k ▲ 37 this week
26. Tempe, AZ · 17 jobs · $138k ▲ 17 this week
27. Portland, OR · 39 jobs · $111k ▲ 39 this week
28. Indianapolis, IN · 46 jobs · $105k ▲ 46 this week
29. Minneapolis, MN · 42 jobs · $92k ▲ 42 this week
30. Kansas City, MO · 41 jobs · $122k ▲ 41 this week
31. Scottsdale, AZ · 10 jobs ▲ 10 this week
32. Oklahoma City, OK · 35 jobs · $105k ▲ 35 this week
33. Bellevue, WA · 6 jobs · $192k ▲ 6 this week
34. Memphis, TN · 10 jobs · $113k ▲ 10 this week
35. Santa Clara, CA · 8 jobs · $203k ▲ 8 this week
36. Pittsburgh, PA · 16 jobs · $108k ▲ 16 this week
37. New Orleans, LA · 29 jobs · $105k ▲ 29 this week
38. Newark, CA · 8 jobs · $154k ▲ 8 this week
39. Philadelphia, PA · 23 jobs · $122k ▲ 23 this week
40. Houston, TX · 11 jobs · $110k ▲ 11 this week

Common jobs across the country

Listings whose title names the job, the typical listed pay (each employer counted once) and the city with the most of them.

1. Engineer · 3,755 listings · typical $160k a year · most in San Francisco, CA (621)
2. Manager · 3,123 listings · typical $165k a year · most in New York, NY (749)
3. Mechanic and technician · 1,272 listings · typical $71k a year · most in Hawthorne, CA (98)
4. Software engineer · 1,245 listings · typical $196k a year · most in San Francisco, CA (292)
5. Sales · 1,133 listings · typical $155k a year · most in New York, NY (218)
6. Data and analytics · 720 listings · typical $138k a year · most in New York, NY (140)
7. Nurse · 503 listings · typical $111k a year · most in Albuquerque, NM (10)
8. Marketing · 359 listings · typical $183k a year · most in New York, NY (157)
9. Driver · 354 listings · typical $64k a year · most in Minneapolis, MN (9)
10. Project and program manager · 342 listings · typical $140k a year · most in San Francisco, CA (75)
11. Accounting and finance · 333 listings · typical $130k a year · most in San Francisco, CA (82)
12. Medical assistant · 239 listings · typical $61k a year · most in Romeoville, IL (9)
13. Warehouse and logistics · 232 listings · typical $60k a year · most in Bastrop, TX (10)
14. IT and help desk · 224 listings · typical $123k a year · most in Hawthorne, CA (34)
15. Customer service · 219 listings · typical $133k a year · most in Redmond, WA (35)
16. Security · 89 listings · typical $96k a year · most in Washington, DC (5)
17. Teacher and training · 62 listings · typical $98k a year · most in Sheppard Afb, TX (5)
18. Electrician · 40 listings · typical $79k a year · most in Bremerton, WA (6)

A listing can match more than one job (a "Nurse Manager" is both). Use the form below to see where your job pays more.

Jobs by state

Open listings in each state (including those that name only the state), new this week, and typical listed pay; in brackets, what that pay buys at U.S.-average prices (BEA, 2023).

• California · 5,862 jobs ▲ 573 · $122k ($109k)
• Texas · 2,589 jobs ▲ 277 · $106k ($109k)
• New York · 2,430 jobs ▲ 331 · $124k ($115k)
• Washington · 1,939 jobs ▲ 167 · $123k ($114k)
• District of Columbia · 1,034 jobs ▲ 196 · $140k ($127k)
• Massachusetts · 824 jobs ▲ 89 · $117k ($108k)
• Arizona · 734 jobs ▲ 123 · $103k ($101k)
• Florida · 728 jobs ▲ 128 · $85k ($82k)
• Illinois · 700 jobs ▲ 121 · $122k ($123k)
• Virginia · 631 jobs ▲ 163 · $129k ($128k)
• Colorado · 464 jobs ▲ 80 · $110k ($109k)
• Georgia · 456 jobs ▲ 92 · $98k ($101k)
• Ohio · 367 jobs ▲ 84 · $106k ($116k)
• Maryland · 360 jobs ▲ 58 · $120k ($115k)
• Utah · 342 jobs ▲ 67 · $105k ($110k)
• Missouri · 334 jobs ▲ 83 · $122k ($133k)
• Pennsylvania · 324 jobs ▲ 59 · $118k ($121k)
• Indiana · 320 jobs ▲ 79 · $96k ($104k)
• Tennessee · 254 jobs ▲ 51 · $81k ($88k)
• New Mexico · 254 jobs ▲ 61 · $107k ($119k)
• North Carolina · 253 jobs ▲ 72 · $83k ($88k)
• Minnesota · 229 jobs ▲ 56 · $88k ($90k)
• New Jersey · 219 jobs ▲ 32 · $78k ($72k)
• Oregon · 218 jobs ▲ 52 · $101k ($97k)
• Oklahoma · 210 jobs ▲ 58 · $96k ($108k)
• Michigan · 197 jobs ▲ 35 · $89k ($94k)
• Louisiana · 168 jobs ▲ 42 · $96k ($109k)
• Kentucky · 153 jobs ▲ 44 · $80k ($89k)
• Alabama · 146 jobs ▲ 24 · $86k ($95k)
• Hawaii · 137 jobs ▲ 26 · $83k ($76k)
• South Carolina · 131 jobs ▲ 26 · $82k ($88k)
• Wisconsin · 127 jobs ▲ 28 · $74k ($80k)
• Nevada · 124 jobs ▲ 23 · $74k ($77k)
• Arkansas · 106 jobs ▲ 16 · $86k ($99k)
• Kansas · 103 jobs ▲ 28 · $72k ($80k)
• Nebraska · 92 jobs ▲ 20 · $86k ($95k)
• Connecticut · 88 jobs ▲ 19 · $73k ($70k)
• Alaska · 83 jobs ▲ 10 · $76k ($75k)
• Idaho · 83 jobs ▲ 11 · $95k ($104k)
• Mississippi · 80 jobs ▲ 17 · $96k ($109k)
• Iowa · 79 jobs ▲ 19 · $77k ($86k)
• Montana · 79 jobs ▲ 9 · $86k ($95k)
• South Dakota · 74 jobs ▲ 19 · $70k ($79k)
• West Virginia · 66 jobs ▲ 23 · $92k ($102k)
• Maine · 58 jobs ▲ 11 · $96k ($99k)
• North Dakota · 53 jobs ▲ 15 · $59k ($66k)
• Wyoming · 47 jobs ▲ 10 · $75k ($83k)
• Delaware · 38 jobs ▲ 8 · $72k ($73k)
• New Hampshire · 38 jobs ▲ 3 · $64k ($61k)
• Vermont · 33 jobs ▲ 11 · $77k ($80k)
• Rhode Island · 31 jobs ▲ 9 · $89k ($87k)

Remote jobs: not on the map

1,042 listings say only "Remote" or "United States", so they have no city to pin. See all remote jobs.

20,274 open listings read; 16,329 listings placed on a city. A listing that names several cities has a pin in each, so the pins add up to 24,503 places.

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