List of Best U.S. Cities for IT Jobs (2015)
| Year | City | State | Cost Index | Soft. Engineers | Prog Analyst | Sys Analyst |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | New York | NY | 122.2 | $90,543 | $70,286 | $66,841 |
| 2015 | San Jose | CA | 122 | $107,121 | $73,367 | $84,530 |
| 2015 | San Francisco | CA | 121.3 | $101,006 | $78,439 | $81,162 |
| 2015 | Washington D.C. | DC | 120.4 | $84,801 | $71,779 | $67,841 |
| 2015 | San Diego | CA | 119 | $90,739 | $64,813 | $62,511 |
| 2015 | Los Angeles | CA | 118.2 | $90,421 | $69,914 | $67,948 |
| 2015 | Boston | MA | 111.6 | $94,717 | $69,256 | $72,275 |
| 2015 | Baltimore | MD | 109.4 | $87,667 | $65,380 | $71,396 |
| 2015 | Philadelphia | PA | 109 | $87,030 | $71,828 | $70,252 |
| 2015 | Seattle | WA | 107 | $107,540 | $79,945 | $72,639 |
| 2015 | Chicago | IL | 106.6 | $89,027 | $72,094 | $67,387 |
| 2015 | Miami | FL | 105 | $88,487 | $71,734 | $64,099 |
| 2015 | Denver | CO | 104.3 | $97,442 | $93,783 | $72,893 |
| 2015 | Minneapolis | MN | 103 | $87,998 | $69,316 | $64,717 |
| 2015 | Dallas | TX | 101 | $94,417 | $74,505 | $75,817 |
| 2015 | Houston | TX | 100.7 | $88,450 | $73,067 | $61,878 |
| 2015 | Portland | OR | 100.5 | $101,592 | $72,697 | $70,635 |
| 2015 | Phoenix | AZ | 99.7 | $93,649 | $77,056 | $70,729 |
| 2015 | Tampa | FL | 99.4 | $88,658 | $77,594 | $63,684 |
| 2015 | Austin | TX | 98.5 | $95,362 | $72,710 | $62,509 |
| 2015 | Orlando | FL | 98 | $86,735 | $74,851 | $63,896 |
| 2015 | Detroit | MI | 97.8 | $86,578 | $75,435 | $74,530 |
| 2015 | Atlanta | GA | 95.6 | $96,519 | $73,222 | $77,797 |
| 2015 | Raleigh | NC | 95.2 | $102,950 | $87,131 | $71,758 |
| 2015 | Columbus | OH | 93.8 | $90,618 | $81,636 | $74,017 |
| 2015 | Pittsburgh | PA | 93.4 | $92,981 | $74,116 | $70,752 |
| 2015 | Kansas City | MO | 92.7 | $79,585 | $82,163 | $77,923 |
| 2015 | St. Louis | MO | 88.9 | $97,621 | $83,585 | $80,271 |