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Best Other Tech Cities

Best Cities for Software Engineering Jobs
Rank Overall By Adjusted Median Salary By Opportunity Index
1 San Antonio Detroit ($91,404) Baltimore (1.95)
2 Pittsburgh San Antonio ($89,621) Pittsburgh (1.93)
3 Baltimore Houston ($84,085) San Antonio (1.54)
4 Detroit Phoenix ($80,213) Washington (1.51)
5 Columbus Dallas ($79,923) Chicago (1.47)
6 Phoenix (tie) St. Louis ($79,911) Minneapolis (1.34)
7 St. Louis (tie) Pittsburgh ($79,385) Boston (1.13)
8 Dallas Columbus ($78,580) San Jose (1.013)
9 Houston Baltimore ($77,322) Seattle (1.011)
10 Austin (tie) Austin ($74,587) Portland (0.98)
11 Minneapolis (tie) Philadelphia ($74,354) Orlando (0.87)
12 Chicago Atlanta ($72,072) Columbus (0.82) (tie)
13 Orlando Orlando ($70,833) St. Louis (0.82) (tie)
14 Atlanta Minneapolis ($70,614) New York (0.79)
15 Philadelphia (tie) Chicago ($69,542) Austin (0.77)
16 Portland (tie) Denver ($67,494) San Diego (0.73)
17 Seattle Portland ($64,808) San Francisco (0.70)
18 San Jose Seattle ($62,606) Los Angeles (0.55)
19 Boston Los Angeles ($60,817) Atlanta (0.48)
20 Washington, DC San Jose ($60,276) Dallas (0.43)
21 Denver Boston ($58,147) Phoenix (0.41)
22 Los Angeles New York ($57,654) Philadelphia (0.38)
23 New York San Diego ($57,209) Denver (0.36)
24 San Diego Washington, DC ($55,583) Detroit (0.29)
25 San Francisco San Francisco ($55,096) Houston (0.26)