A new Glassdoor study ranked America’s 50 biggest cities and come up with the best 25 for workers.
The formula weights each city’s housing affordability, how employees rate their job satisfaction on Glassdoor’s site, and how easy it is to get a job (the ratio of openings to population).
Thanks in great part to its location in the university-heavy “Research Triangle,” Raleigh, N.C., is the top-rated metropolitan area for jobs. Like Austin and Seattle, which also rank in the top five, the city has benefitted from a tech boom in recent years, as companies and workers have left higher-cost areas like San Francisco and New York.
Scroll down for the top 25 cities—or check out the full ranking at Glassdoor, which has Riverside, Calif., and Las Vegas landing at the bottom of the list.
- Raleigh, NC – Glassdoor Job Score: 4.1
- Number of Job Openings: 24,146
- Population: 1,242,974
- Median Base Salary: $50,950
- Median Home Value: $198,400
- Job Satisfaction Rating: 3.3
- Kansas City, MO – Glassdoor Job Score: 3.9
- Number of Job Openings: 28,786
- Population: 2,071,133
- Median Base Salary: $46,000
- Median Home Value: $138,500
- Job Satisfaction Rating: 3.2
- Oklahoma City, OK – Glassdoor Job Score: 3.9
- Number of Job Openings: 16,759
- Population: 1,336,767
- Median Base Salary: $38,100
- Median Home Value: $129,400
- Job Satisfaction Rating: 3.3
- Austin, TX – Glassdoor Job Score: 3.9
- Number of Job Openings: 33,198
- Population: 1,943,299
- Median Base Salary: $50,000
- Median Home Value: $226,400
- Job Satisfaction Rating: 3.3
- Seattle, WA – Glassdoor Job Score: 3.9
- Number of Job Openings: 69,423
- Population: 3,671,478
- Median Base Salary: $70,000
- Median Home Value: $344,700
- Job Satisfaction Rating: 3.3
- Salt Lake City, UT – Glassdoor Job Score: 3.8
- Number of Job Openings: 17,970
- Population: 1,153,340
- Median Base Salary: $44,000
- Median Home Value: $224,000
- Job Satisfaction Rating: 3.4
- San Jose, CA – Glassdoor Job Score: 3.7
- Number of Job Openings: 51,439
- Population: 1,952,872
- Median Base Salary: $99,000
- Median Home Value: $863,800
- Job Satisfaction Rating: 3.5
- Louisville, KY – Glassdoor Job Score: 3.7
- Number of Job Openings: 16,295
- Population: 1,269,702
- Median Base Salary: $40,000
- Median Home Value: $131,100
- Job Satisfaction Rating: 3.2
- San Antonio, TX – Glassdoor Job Score: 3.7
- Number of Job Openings: 29,980
- Population: 2,328,652
- Median Base Salary: $40,000
- Median Home Value: $147,600
- Job Satisfaction Rating: 3.3
- Washington, D.C. – Glassdoor Job Score: 3.7
- Number of Job Openings: 116,770
- Population: 6,033,737
- Median Base Salary: $61,000
- Median Home Value: $361,200
- Job Satisfaction Rating: 3.4
- St. Louis, MO – Glassdoor Job Score: 3.7
- Number of Job Openings: 31,365
- Population: 2,806,207
- Median Base Salary: $45,000
- Median Home Value: $133,200
- Job Satisfaction Rating: 3.3
- San Francisco, CA – Glassdoor Job Score: 3.7
- Number of Job Openings: 94,933
- Population: 4,594,060
- Median Base Salary: $70,000
- Median Home Value: $728,000
- Job Satisfaction Rating: 3.5
- Columbus, OH – Glassdoor Job Score: 3.6
- Number of Job Openings: 25,242
- Population: 1,994,536
- Median Base Salary: $43,000
- Median Home Value: $146,700
- Job Satisfaction Rating: 3.2
- Dallas-Fort Worth, TX – Glassdoor Job Score: 3.6
- Number of Job Openings: 102,311
- Population: 6,954,330
- Median Base Salary: $50,000
- Median Home Value: $157,900
- Job Satisfaction Rating: 3.2
- Boston, MA – Glassdoor Job Score: 3.6
- Number of Job Openings: 86,565
- Population: 4,732,161
- Median Base Salary: $56,000
- Median Home Value: $367,600
- Job Satisfaction Rating: 3.4
- Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN – Glassdoor Job Score: 3.6
- Number of Job Openings: 48,231
- Population: 3,495,176
- Median Base Salary: $52,000
- Median Home Value: $210,300
- Job Satisfaction Rating: 3.2
- Atlanta, GA – Glassdoor Job Score: 3.5
- Number of Job Openings: 69,642
- Population: 5,614,323
- Median Base Salary: $49,180
- Median Home Value: $155,200
- Job Satisfaction Rating: 3.2
- Memphis, TN – Glassdoor Job Score: 3.4
- Number of Job Openings: 14,776
- Population: 1,343,230
- Median Base Salary: $42,000
- Median Home Value: $107,000
- Job Satisfaction Rating: 3.2
- Indianapolis, IN – Glassdoor Job Score: 3.3
- Number of Job Openings: 23,863
- Population: 1,971,274
- Median Base Salary: $44,000
- Median Home Value: $130,100
- Job Satisfaction Rating: 3.2
- Chicago, IL – Glassdoor Job Score: 3.3
- Number of Job Openings: 124,633
- Population: 9,554,598
- Median Base Salary: $50,000
- Median Home Value: $186,900
- Job Satisfaction Rating: 3.2
- Houston, TX – Glassdoor Job Score: 3.3
- Number of Job Openings: 74,442
- Population: 6,490,180
- Median Base Salary: $52,000
- Median Home Value: $157,900
- Job Satisfaction Rating: 3.2
- Baltimore, MD – Glassdoor Job Score: 3.3
- Number of Job Openings: 45,558
- Population: 2,785,874
- Median Base Salary: $46,000
- Median Home Value: $244,100
- Job Satisfaction Rating: 3.2
- Richmond, VA – Glassdoor Job Score: 3.2
- Number of Job Openings: 17,933
- Population: 1,260,029
- Median Base Salary: $45,000
- Median Home Value: $186,300
- Job Satisfaction Rating: 3.2
- Pittsburgh, PA – Glassdoor Job Score: 3.1
- Number of Job Openings: 29,456
- Population: 2,355,968
- Median Base Salary: $43,000
- Median Home Value: $124,500
- Job Satisfaction Rating: 3.1
- Nashville, TN – Glassdoor Job Score: 3.1
- Number of Job Openings: 27,850
- Population: 1,792,649
- Median Base Salary: $41,600
- Median Home Value: $176,700
- Job Satisfaction Rating: 3.2
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