New year, new you. If you’re feeling like 2017 is your year to find a new job in a new city, you’ve come to the right spot. PayScale has compiled data that shows which metro areas in the U.S. have the highest median pay. In addition to providing you with the 10 cities where you’ll earn the most money this year, we’ve included top employers in the area to help make the decision a little easier.
1. San Jose, CA
Metro Area: San Jose, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara
Median Pay: $103,300 per year
Top Employers: Cisco, eBay, Adobe
Metro Population: 1,026,908
2. San Francisco, CA
Metro Area: San Francisco, Oakland, Fremont
Median Pay: $85,500 per year
Top Employers: Salesforce, California Pacific Medical Center, Oracle, University of California
Metro Population: 4,656,132
3. Seattle, WA
Metro Area: Seattle, Tacoma, Bellevue
Median Pay: $72,600
Top Employers: Boeing, Microsoft, Amazon, University of Washington
Population: 3,733,580
4. Washington, D.C.
Metro Area: Washington, Arlington, Alexandria
Median Pay: $71,900
Population: 6,097,684
Top Employers: Verizon
5. Boston, MA
Metro Area: Boston, Cambridge, Quincy
Median Pay: $71,900
Population: 4,732,161
Top Employers: Liberty Mutual, Fidelity Investments, ZipCar, Bentley Motors
6. Bridgeport, CT
Metro Area: Bridgeport, Stamford, Norwalk
Median Pay: $71,200
Population: 939,904
Top Employers: University of Bridgeport, People’s United Bank, St. Vincent’s Medical Center
7. New York, NY
Metro Area: New York, Northern New Jersey, Long Island
Median Pay: $70,700
Population: 23,723,696
Top Employers: JP Morgan Chase & Co, Citi, American Express
8. Houston, TX
Metro Area: Houston, Sugar Land, Baytown
Median Pay: $70,300
Population: 6,490,180
Top Employers: Halliburton, ConocoPhillips, Baker Hughes, Sysco
9. Hartford, CT
Metro Area: Hartford, West Hartford, East Hartford
Median Pay: $70,100
Population: 1,211,324
Top Employers: Aetna, United Healthcare, Travelers
10. Bakersfield, CA
Metro Area: Bakersfield
Median Pay: $69,300
Population: 839,631
Top Employers: Chevron, State Farm, Bolthouse Farms
Methodology
We provide the early career, mid-career, and overall median pay for workers who have earned a bachelor’s degree, including those that went on to earn a higher degree, for the 100 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) with the highest MSA Size Rank. MSA population information from Wikipedia.
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