Metro areas where employers say what the job pays
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA ranks highest at 73.7%; Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL is lowest at 3.4%.
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Rankings
Every ranking ranks the 99 metro areas that pass our publishing rules, with a chart, a table and a download.
Median posted pay by metro area
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA ranks highest at $205,000; Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY is lowest at $55,000.
Metro areas with the most remote job postings
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA ranks highest at 21.5%; Boise City, ID is lowest at 0%.
Where job postings stay open the longest
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA ranks highest at 56 days; Corpus Christi, TX is lowest at 15 days.
Share of job postings open more than 60 days
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA ranks highest at 49.4%; Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN is lowest at 12.6%.
Metro areas with the most entry-level openings
Corpus Christi, TX ranks highest at 23%; San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA is lowest at 6.2%.
Where a paycheck goes furthest: typical wage adjusted for local prices
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ranks highest at $76,000; Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL is lowest at $42,500.
Price levels by metro area (US average = 100)
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA ranks highest at 115.6; Springfield, MO is lowest at 88.6.
Housing costs by metro area (US average = 100)
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ranks highest at 211.9; Peoria, IL is lowest at 63.8.
Posted pay adjusted for local prices
El Paso, TX ranks highest at $200,000; Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY is lowest at $50,500.
Unemployment rate by metro area
Stockton-Lodi, CA ranks highest at 6.5%; Portland-South Portland, ME is lowest at 2.7%.
How far software developer pay postings run above official wages
Pittsburgh, PA ranks highest at +76.3%; Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD is lowest at -4.5%.