🏙️ Updated for 2026

Salary by City

Compare salaries for any job title across major US cities. See real pay data with cost-of-living adjustments so you can make informed career moves.

Highest Paying City
San Francisco
$174,000
National Avg (estimated)
$120,000
across all regions
Best Value City
Kansas City
cost-of-living adjusted
#
City
Salary
CoL-Adjusted
1
San Francisco, CA
$174,000
+45% vs avg
$94,054
after cost of living
2
New York, NY
$165,600
+38% vs avg
$94,629
after cost of living
3
Seattle, WA
$156,000
+30% vs avg
$100,645
after cost of living
4
Boston, MA
$150,000
+25% vs avg
$100,000
after cost of living
5
Washington, DC
$146,400
+22% vs avg
$98,919
after cost of living
6
Los Angeles, CA
$144,000
+20% vs avg
$90,000
after cost of living
7
Chicago, IL
$129,600
+8% vs avg
$103,680
after cost of living
8
Denver, CO
$126,000
+5% vs avg
$105,000
after cost of living
9
Portland, OR
$126,000
+5% vs avg
$103,279
after cost of living
10
Austin, TX
$124,800
+4% vs avg
$108,522
after cost of living
11
Miami, FL
$122,400
+2% vs avg
$100,328
after cost of living
12
Atlanta, GA
$117,600
-2% vs avg
$112,000
after cost of living
13
Dallas, TX
$116,400
-3% vs avg
$107,778
after cost of living
14
Minneapolis, MN
$116,400
-3% vs avg
$110,857
after cost of living
15
Nashville, TN
$115,200
-4% vs avg
$112,941
after cost of living
16
Phoenix, AZ
$114,000
-5% vs avg
$114,000
after cost of living
17
Charlotte, NC
$111,600
-7% vs avg
$113,878
after cost of living
18
Columbus, OH
$108,000
-10% vs avg
$117,391
after cost of living
19
Indianapolis, IN
$105,600
-12% vs avg
$117,333
after cost of living
20
Kansas City, MO
$104,400
-13% vs avg
$118,636
after cost of living

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