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Best all-round cities for remote workers in the Mountain West

Denver is the best all-round city for remote workers in the Mountain West, with a score of 83 / 100.November 2026 edition. Updated monthly, from open jobs we verified on employer career sites.

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Key facts

  • #1 Denver, CO: 83 / 100
  • #2 Salt Lake City, UT: 64 / 100
  • #3 Las Vegas, NV: 62 / 100
  • 10 cities ranked in the Mountain West
  • Data as of November 2026
  1. 1Denver CO83 / 100
  2. 2Salt Lake City UT64 / 100
  3. 3Las Vegas NV62 / 100
  4. 4Boulder CO56 / 100
  5. 5Reno NV49 / 100
  6. 6Boise ID45 / 100
  7. 7Westminster CO42 / 100
  8. 8Colorado Springs CO40 / 100
  9. 9Broomfield CO30 / 100
  10. 10Aurora CO28 / 100

What stands out

  • The lead is wide: Denver (83 / 100) is well clear of Aurora at #10 (28 / 100).
  • Denver is the largest market in the top ten, with 2,867 openings behind its figure.
  • Cities with fewer than 100 openings are not ranked, and small differences between neighbouring ranks are not meaningful.

Why this ranking matters

What it shows

Remote work is attached to a city by the employer's base. This list weighs how many openings are remote, how many there are and what the pay is worth locally, to show which cities hire remotely in volume.

How to use it

If you want a remote role, the top cities show where the employers are. You can live elsewhere and still apply to them as a remote candidate.

The top 25

  1. 1

    Denver CO

    83 / 100

    Remote share of openings
    7%
    Pay after cost of living
    $132k
    Remote openings
    210

    Hiring most here: True Anomaly, Blue Origin, Amazon

    Based on 2,867 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Denver

  2. 2

    Salt Lake City UT

    64 / 100

    Remote share of openings
    4%
    Pay after cost of living
    $127k
    Remote openings
    41

    Hiring most here: L3HARRIS Technologies, iCapital, Harris Health Strategic Fund

    Based on 1,048 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Salt Lake City

  3. 3

    Las Vegas NV

    62 / 100

    Remote share of openings
    5%
    Pay after cost of living
    $105k
    Remote openings
    51

    Hiring most here: Caesars Entertainment, Allegiant Travel Company, Jt4

    Based on 932 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Las Vegas

  4. 4

    Boulder CO

    56 / 100

    Remote share of openings
    3%
    Pay after cost of living
    $141k
    Remote openings
    14

    Hiring most here: BAE Systems, Scitec Innovations, Atom Computing

    Based on 423 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Boulder

  5. 5

    Reno NV

    49 / 100

    Remote share of openings
    3%
    Pay after cost of living
    $132k
    Remote openings
    10

    Hiring most here: IGT, Amperesand, Caesars Entertainment

    Based on 296 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Reno

  6. 6

    Boise ID

    45 / 100

    Remote share of openings
    4%
    Pay after cost of living
    $108k
    Remote openings
    14

    Hiring most here: Simplot Company Foundation, Micron Technology, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories

    Based on 360 openings.

  7. 7

    Westminster CO

    42 / 100

    Remote share of openings
    2%
    Pay after cost of living
    $143k
    Remote openings
    6

    Hiring most here: CesiumAstro, BAE Systems, Loenbro

    Based on 258 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Westminster

  8. 8

    Colorado Springs CO

    40 / 100

    Remote share of openings
    3%
    Pay after cost of living
    $114k
    Remote openings
    18

    Hiring most here: Northrop Grumman, Trinzic, Odyssey Systems Consulting

    Based on 692 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Colorado Springs

  9. 9

    Broomfield CO

    30 / 100

    Remote share of openings
    1%
    Pay after cost of living
    $144k
    Remote openings
    4

    Hiring most here: BAE Systems, Crocs, Katalyst Ventures

    Based on 285 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Broomfield

  10. 10

    Aurora CO

    28 / 100

    Remote share of openings
    1%
    Pay after cost of living
    $136k
    Remote openings
    5

    Hiring most here: Northrop Grumman, CACI International, RTX

    Based on 335 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Aurora

Full ranking

All 10 cities that qualified, with the figure each is ranked on.

RankCityScoreSample
1Denver CO83 / 1002,867
2Salt Lake City UT64 / 1001,048
3Las Vegas NV62 / 100932
4Boulder CO56 / 100423
5Reno NV49 / 100296
6Boise ID45 / 100360
7Westminster CO42 / 100258
8Colorado Springs CO40 / 100692
9Broomfield CO30 / 100285
10Aurora CO28 / 100335

How this ranking works

A city's score is the weighted average of its percentile rank on each measure among the ranked cities (100 is first, 0 is last): remote share of openings 40%, pay after cost of living 30%, remote openings 30%.

A score of 100 would mean first on every measure and 50 is the middle of the pack. The measures and weights are fixed in advance and shown here; they are a judgment about what matters to this reader, so use the single-measure rankings when one thing matters most.

Only cities with enough openings and pay data are ranked.

A city where one employer posts more than 50% of its openings is not ranked, so a single company cannot decide a city's score.

Sample bar: cities with fewer than 100 openings are not ranked.

Sources: NextChapter job data: open professional roles and posted pay; Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities 2024. Data as of November 2026.

Our job data covers professional roles on the career sites of employers we track, so figures describe that market, not every job. Spot an error? Tell us.

Questions

Which city ranks first: best all-round cities for remote workers in the mountain west?
Denver is the best all-round city for remote workers in the Mountain West, with a score of 83 / 100.
How many cities are ranked?
10 cities have at least 100 openings, so the list has 10 entries.
How is the ranking calculated?
A city's score is the weighted average of its percentile rank on each measure among the ranked cities (100 is first, 0 is last): remote share of openings 40%, pay after cost of living 30%, remote openings 30%. A score of 100 would mean first on every measure and 50 is the middle of the pack. The measures and weights are fixed in advance and shown here; they are a judgment about what matters to this reader, so use the single-measure rankings when one thing matters most. Only cities with enough openings and pay data are ranked. A city where one employer posts more than 50% of its openings is not ranked, so a single company cannot decide a city's score.
How often is it updated?
Every month. This is the November 2026 edition. Older editions stay on this site at their own dated addresses.

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Cite this ranking

NextChapter, “Best all-round cities for remote workers in the Mountain West,” November 2026 edition. https://launchyournextchapter.com/rankings/best-all-round-cities-for-remote-workers-in-the-mountain-west

Link to it: <a href="https://launchyournextchapter.com/rankings/best-all-round-cities-for-remote-workers-in-the-mountain-west">Best all-round cities for remote workers in the Mountain West (NextChapter, November 2026)</a>

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