Glassdoor Team| May 19, 2015
Thinking about moving to a new city for a job? Turns out, all cities are not created equal forjobs.
That’s why Glassdoor is revealing its newest report on the 25 Best Cities for Jobs. These 25 cities stand out for having the highest Glassdoor Job Score*, determined by weighting three factors equally: how easy it is to get a job (hiring opportunity), how affordable it is to live there (cost of living), and how satisfied employees are working there (job satisfaction).
As part of this report, we include each city’s median pay for employees, median home value, job satisfaction rating, number of current job openings and population. Check out the results below:
25 Best Cities for Jobs
- 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