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The largest US cities
71 of the 100 largest cities pass our publishing rules this month, in order of population. Cities in the same metro area share its cost-of-living and official wage data.
| City | Postings | Employers | Pay listed | Median posted pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York, NY | 16,511 | 1799 | 69.1% | $175,000 |
| Los Angeles, CA | 3,429 | 557 | 65.2% | $147,500 |
| Chicago, IL | 3,854 | 679 | 55.7% | $139,000 |
| Houston, TX | 1,828 | 426 | 21.2% | $125,000 |
| Phoenix, AZ | 1,296 | 294 | 21.3% | $119,000 |
| San Antonio, TX | 745 | 199 | 20.3% | $126,000 |
| San Diego, CA | 1,082 | 279 | 54.8% | $150,000 |
| Dallas, TX | 2,087 | 448 | 33.9% | $134,000 |
| Fort Worth, TX | 541 | 132 | 17.4% | $126,500 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 509 | 156 | 16.5% | $95,000 |
| Austin, TX | 2,899 | 469 | 26.6% | $169,000 |
| San Jose, CA | 2,047 | 180 | 53.4% | $201,000 |
| Charlotte, NC | 1,517 | 302 | 28% | $130,000 |
| Columbus, OH | 779 | 171 | 23.2% | $135,000 |
| Indianapolis, IN | 750 | 196 | 12.5% | $112,500 |
| San Francisco, CA | 13,514 | 1176 | 76.2% | $212,500 |
| Seattle, WA | 2,403 | 379 | 75.2% | $188,000 |
| Nashville, TN | 767 | 209 | 25.5% | $84,000 |
| Denver, CO | 2,189 | 412 | 67.1% | $145,000 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 449 | 109 | 16.2% | $110,000 |
| Washington, DC | 2,657 | 461 | 67.8% | $165,000 |
| El Paso, TX | 155 | 67 | 20% | $180,000 |
| Las Vegas, NV | 872 | 213 | 25.2% | $90,000 |
| Boston, MA | 3,718 | 543 | 62.8% | $160,000 |
| Detroit, MI | 468 | 152 | 31% | $147,500 |
| Portland, OR | 629 | 162 | 35.5% | $165,000 |
| Baltimore, MD | 362 | 123 | 30.5% | $110,000 |
| Milwaukee, WI | 320 | 102 | 19.6% | $125,000 |
| Albuquerque, NM | 373 | 102 | 13.8% | $134,000 |
| Fresno, CA | 112 | 55 | 47.9% | $93,000 |
| Tucson, AZ | 252 | 85 | 19% | $135,000 |
| Sacramento, CA | 389 | 135 | 44.7% | $124,000 |
| Atlanta, GA | 2,349 | 515 | 33.4% | $136,000 |
| Kansas City, MO | 378 | 112 | 34.1% | $113,000 |
| Mesa, AZ | 147 | 42 | 16.9% | $104,500 |
| Raleigh, NC | 695 | 183 | 29.2% | $141,000 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 398 | 99 | 52.2% | $127,500 |
| Miami, FL | 961 | 279 | 28.9% | $130,000 |
| Omaha, NE | 524 | 79 | 15.8% | $124,500 |
| Virginia Beach, VA | 203 | 61 | 31.8% | $95,000 |
| Oakland, CA | 317 | 75 | 57% | $177,000 |
| Minneapolis, MN | 760 | 163 | 45.6% | $114,500 |
| Tulsa, OK | 288 | 70 | 15.3% | $107,500 |
| Tampa, FL | 742 | 227 | 20.6% | $126,500 |
| Aurora, CO | 108 | 39 | 50.5% | $150,000 |
| Arlington, TX | 146 | 42 | 9.4% | – |
| Wichita, KS | 160 | 44 | 11.6% | – |
| Cleveland, OH | 412 | 125 | 30.4% | $114,500 |
| New Orleans, LA | 136 | 68 | 21.6% | $77,000 |
| Honolulu, HI | 150 | 60 | 37.3% | $84,000 |
| Orlando, FL | 771 | 206 | 19.6% | $103,000 |
| Lexington, KY | 190 | 56 | 12.8% | – |
| Riverside, CA | 101 | 46 | 42.1% | $85,500 |
| Irvine, CA | 735 | 120 | 61.7% | $150,000 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | 146 | 39 | 12.6% | – |
| Cincinnati, OH | 513 | 156 | 26% | $98,500 |
| Greensboro, NC | 133 | 58 | 27.1% | $96,500 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 922 | 156 | 32% | $185,000 |
| Saint Paul, MN | 120 | 39 | 40% | $104,500 |
| Durham, NC | 221 | 60 | 26.2% | $161,500 |
| Jersey City, NJ | 134 | 41 | 49.2% | $147,500 |
| Madison, WI | 258 | 69 | 22.1% | $104,500 |
| Reno, NV | 302 | 80 | 38.2% | $155,500 |
| Chandler, AZ | 170 | 45 | 13.9% | – |
| St. Louis, MO | 588 | 152 | 21% | $140,000 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 116 | 41 | 6.5% | – |
| Buffalo, NY | 124 | 52 | 38.9% | $90,000 |
| Toledo, OH | 131 | 41 | 26.9% | $90,000 |
| Scottsdale, AZ | 383 | 93 | 28.1% | $120,000 |
| Boise, ID | 212 | 82 | 21% | $102,500 |
| Frisco, TX | 110 | 40 | 14.1% | – |