Salaries by City

Professional market pay for 50 major U.S. metro markets. Each city page shows the highest-paying and most common roles repriced into that market, with a $100,000 national benchmark for quick comparison. Looking for statewide figures instead? See salaries by state.

Atlanta, Georgia$103,500 Austin, Texas$103,500 Baltimore, Maryland$104,500 Boston, Massachusetts$117,500 Bridgeport, Connecticut$119,000 Burlington, Vermont$103,000 Charleston, South Carolina$94,500 Charlotte, North Carolina$104,000 Chicago, Illinois$108,500 Cincinnati, Ohio$101,500 Cleveland, Ohio$102,500 Dallas, Texas$108,000 Denver, Colorado$106,500 Detroit, Michigan$107,500 Hartford, Connecticut$111,500 Houston, Texas$108,500 Jacksonville, Florida$101,500 Kansas City, Missouri$101,000 Las Vegas, Nevada$106,000 Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania$103,500 Los Angeles, California$115,500 Louisville, Kentucky$96,500 Memphis, Tennessee$98,500 Miami, Florida$105,000 Milwaukee, Wisconsin$106,000 Minneapolis, Minnesota$108,500 Montclair, New Jersey$117,000 New Haven, Connecticut$110,000 New York - Statewide, United States$111,000 New York-Manhattan, New York$123,000 Orlando, Florida$101,000 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$107,500 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$98,500 Portland, Oregon$105,000 Providence, Rhode Island$105,000 Riverside, California$109,500 Sacramento, California$108,500 San Antonio, Texas$98,500 San Diego, California$111,000 San Francisco, California$124,500 San Jose, California$127,500 Sarasota, Florida$101,000 Scottsdale, Arizona$100,000 Seattle, Washington$114,000 St Louis, Missouri$102,000 Tampa, Florida$101,000 Virginia Beach, Virginia$100,500 Washington, Columbia$112,500 White Plains, New York$120,000 Worcester, Massachusetts$106,500

Values show what a $100,000 national-median role typically pays in each market. Modeled estimates aged to 2026; see our methodology.