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Best cities for data and analytics jobs

New York has the most openings in this job family in the United States: 1,709 openings.November 2026 edition. Updated monthly, from open jobs we verified on employer career sites.

Key facts

  • #1 New York, NY: 1,709 openings
  • #2 San Francisco, CA: 1,264 openings
  • #3 Seattle, WA: 520 openings
  • 56 cities ranked in the United States
  • Data as of November 2026
  1. 1New York NY1,709 openings
  2. 2San Francisco CA1,264 openings
  3. 3Seattle WA520 openings
  4. 4Chicago IL515 openings
  5. 5Boston MA451 openings
  6. 6Austin TX446 openings
  7. 7Atlanta GA405 openings
  8. 8Washington DC289 openings
  9. 9Mountain View CA280 openings
  10. 10Charlotte NC270 openings

What stands out

  • The lead is wide: New York (1,709 openings) is well clear of Charlotte at #10 (270 openings).
  • New York is the largest market in the top ten, with 1,709 openings behind its figure.
  • Cities with fewer than 50 openings are not ranked, and small differences between neighbouring ranks are not meaningful.

The top 25

  1. 1

    New York NY

    1,709 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    8%
    Median posted pay
    $190k
    All openings in the city
    20,409

    Hiring most here: Amazon, Publicis Groupe, Morgan Stanley

    Based on 1,709 openings.

  2. 2

    San Francisco CA

    1,264 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    11%
    Median posted pay
    $239k
    All openings in the city
    11,776

    Hiring most here: OpenAI, Anthropic, University Of California San Francisco Foundation

    Based on 1,264 openings.

  3. 3

    Seattle WA

    520 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    10%
    Median posted pay
    $190k
    All openings in the city
    5,346

    Hiring most here: Amazon, Blue Origin, Shield AI

    Based on 520 openings.

  4. 4

    Chicago IL

    515 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    7%
    Median posted pay
    $155k
    All openings in the city
    7,616

    Hiring most here: Publicis Groupe, Northern Trust, Confidential

    Based on 515 openings.

  5. 5

    Boston MA

    451 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    9%
    Median posted pay
    $194k
    All openings in the city
    5,086

    Hiring most here: Vertex Pharmaceuticals, State Street, Confidential

    Based on 451 openings.

  6. 6

    Austin TX

    446 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    8%
    Median posted pay
    $181k
    All openings in the city
    5,890

    Hiring most here: Amazon, Advanced Micro Devices, Cloudflare

    Based on 446 openings.

  7. 7

    Atlanta GA

    405 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    7%
    Median posted pay
    $144k
    All openings in the city
    5,501

    Hiring most here: Emory University, Oxford College of Emory University, Capgemini Invent

    Based on 405 openings.

  8. 8

    Washington DC

    289 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    7%
    Median posted pay
    $150k
    All openings in the city
    4,428

    Hiring most here: Anduril Industries, Shield AI, CACI International

    Based on 289 openings.

  9. 9

    Mountain View CA

    280 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    19%
    Median posted pay
    $222k
    All openings in the city
    1,513

    Hiring most here: Intuit, Waymo, Google

    Based on 280 openings.

  10. 10

    Charlotte NC

    270 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    8%
    Median posted pay
    $138k
    All openings in the city
    3,199

    Hiring most here: Truist Financial, Scout Motors, SMBC Americas

    Based on 270 openings.

  11. 11

    Dallas TX

    265 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    6%
    Median posted pay
    $180k
    All openings in the city
    4,379

    Hiring most here: Amazon, Shield AI, Texas Instruments

    Based on 265 openings.

  12. 12

    Los Angeles CA

    219 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    4%
    Median posted pay
    $178k
    All openings in the city
    5,100

    Hiring most here: K2 Space, Cedars-sinai Medical Center, Apex Space

    Based on 219 openings.

  13. 13

    Sunnyvale CA

    193 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    12%
    Median posted pay
    $236k
    All openings in the city
    1,555

    Hiring most here: Applied Intuition, Wayve, Amazon

    Based on 193 openings.

  14. 14

    Denver CO

    192 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    7%
    Median posted pay
    $154k
    All openings in the city
    2,885

    Hiring most here: True Anomaly, Blue Origin, Amazon

    Based on 192 openings.

  15. 15

    San Diego CA

    192 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    6%
    Median posted pay
    $165k
    All openings in the city
    3,082

    Hiring most here: Qualcomm Inc/De, Qualcomm Technologies, General Atomics

    Based on 192 openings.

  16. 16

    McLean VA

    191 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    16%
    Median posted pay
    $186k
    All openings in the city
    1,167

    Hiring most here: Capital One, The MITRE, Steampunk

    Based on 191 openings.

  17. 17

    Arlington VA

    190 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    10%
    Median posted pay
    $150k
    All openings in the city
    1,978

    Hiring most here: Amazon, AWS, Bloomberg Industry Group

    Based on 190 openings.

  18. 18

    San Jose CA

    182 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    8%
    Median posted pay
    $225k
    All openings in the city
    2,383

    Hiring most here: Super Micro Computer, Advanced Micro Devices, Cisco Systems

    Based on 182 openings.

  19. 19

    Santa Clara CA

    163 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    11%
    Median posted pay
    $220k
    All openings in the city
    1,522

    Hiring most here: Pure Storage, Advanced Micro Devices, Amazon

    Based on 163 openings.

  20. 20

    Houston TX

    159 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    4%
    Median posted pay
    $151k
    All openings in the city
    4,295

    Hiring most here: Axiom Space, Trinzic, Fervo Energy

    Based on 159 openings.

  21. 21

    Palo Alto CA

    158 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    13%
    Median posted pay
    $228k
    All openings in the city
    1,234

    Hiring most here: SpaceX, Rivian Automotive, Stanford Health Care

    Based on 158 openings.

  22. 22

    Bellevue WA

    156 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    11%
    Median posted pay
    $203k
    All openings in the city
    1,395

    Hiring most here: Amazon, TerraPower, Okta

    Based on 156 openings.

  23. 23

    Phoenix AZ

    139 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    5%
    Median posted pay
    Not enough pay data
    All openings in the city
    2,742

    Hiring most here: Honeywell Aerospace, State of Arizona, American Society for Microbiology

    Based on 139 openings.

  24. 24

    Plano TX

    139 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    13%
    Median posted pay
    Not enough pay data
    All openings in the city
    1,066

    Hiring most here: NTT Data, Pepsico, JPMorgan Chase

    Based on 139 openings.

  25. 25

    Columbus OH

    125 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    6%
    Median posted pay
    $151k
    All openings in the city
    1,941

    Hiring most here: Nationwide Children's Hospital, State of Ohio, Nationwide

    Based on 125 openings.

Full ranking

All 56 cities that qualified, with the figure each is ranked on.

RankCityScoreSample
1New York NY1,709 openings1,709
2San Francisco CA1,264 openings1,264
3Seattle WA520 openings520
4Chicago IL515 openings515
5Boston MA451 openings451
6Austin TX446 openings446
7Atlanta GA405 openings405
8Washington DC289 openings289
9Mountain View CA280 openings280
10Charlotte NC270 openings270
11Dallas TX265 openings265
12Los Angeles CA219 openings219
13Sunnyvale CA193 openings193
14Denver CO192 openings192
15San Diego CA192 openings192
16McLean VA191 openings191
17Arlington VA190 openings190
18San Jose CA182 openings182
19Santa Clara CA163 openings163
20Houston TX159 openings159
21Palo Alto CA158 openings158
22Bellevue WA156 openings156
23Phoenix AZ139 openings139
24Plano TX139 openings139
25Columbus OH125 openings125
26Cambridge MA123 openings123
27Pittsburgh PA109 openings109
28New York NY108 openings108
29Tampa FL102 openings102
30Miami FL101 openings101
31Redmond WA99 openings99
32Nashville TN94 openings94
33Philadelphia PA92 openings92
34San Mateo CA91 openings91
35Raleigh NC88 openings88
36Irvine CA87 openings87
37Cincinnati OH83 openings83
38Reston VA79 openings79
39Richmond VA70 openings70
40Sacramento CA69 openings69
41Indianapolis IN65 openings65
42Princeton NJ60 openings60
43Detroit MI58 openings58
44Louisville KY58 openings58
45San Antonio TX58 openings58
46Durham NC57 openings57
47Irving TX57 openings57
48Baltimore MD56 openings56
49Fort Worth TX55 openings55
50Jacksonville FL55 openings55
51Menlo Park CA54 openings54
52Alpharetta GA52 openings52
53Foster CA52 openings52
54Herndon VA51 openings51
55Oakland CA51 openings51
56Rockville MD51 openings51

How this ranking works

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.

Sample bar: cities with fewer than 50 openings are not ranked.

Sources: NextChapter job data: open professional roles on employer career sites, verified in the last week. 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 cities for data and analytics jobs?
New York has the most openings in this job family in the United States: 1,709 openings.
How many cities are ranked?
56 cities have at least 50 openings, so the list has 56 entries.
How is the ranking calculated?
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.
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 cities for data and analytics jobs,” November 2026 edition. https://launchyournextchapter.com/rankings/best-cities-for-data-and-analytics-jobs

Link to it: <a href="https://launchyournextchapter.com/rankings/best-cities-for-data-and-analytics-jobs">Best cities for data and analytics jobs (NextChapter, November 2026)</a>

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