{"h1":"Best cities for clinical jobs","faq":[{"a":"New York has the most openings in this job family in the United States: 200 openings.","q":"Which city ranks first: best cities for clinical jobs?"},{"a":"22 cities have at least 50 openings, so the list has 22 entries.","q":"How many cities are ranked?"},{"a":"A city is ranked on the number of its open professional roles in this job family, as classed from the posting title and text. Median pay uses only listings that post a salary, shown where at least 8 do. Only roles verified on the employer's own career site in the last week are counted. 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.","q":"How is the ranking calculated?"},{"a":"Every month. This is the November 2026 edition. Older editions stay on this site at their own dated addresses.","q":"How often is it updated?"}],"lead":"New York has the most openings in this job family in the United States: 200 openings.","minN":50,"rows":[{"n":200,"key":"NY|new york","sub":"NY","href":"/places/new-york/city/new-york","name":"New York","rank":1,"stats":[{"label":"Share of the city's openings","value":"1%"},{"label":"Median posted pay","value":"$185k"},{"label":"All openings in the city","value":"20,409"}],"value":200,"change":null,"employers":["Amazon","Publicis Groupe","Morgan Stanley"],"valueLabel":"200 openings"},{"n":185,"key":"MA|boston","sub":"MA","href":"/places/massachusetts/city/boston","name":"Boston","rank":2,"stats":[{"label":"Share of the city's openings","value":"4%"},{"label":"Median posted pay","value":"$247k"},{"label":"All openings in the city","value":"5,086"}],"value":185,"change":null,"employers":["Vertex Pharmaceuticals","State Street","Confidential"],"valueLabel":"185 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