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Best cities for director and executive jobs in the Mid-Atlantic

Hoboken leads the Mid-Atlantic for director and executive jobs: 45% of its professional openings are director level or above, against 21% across all cities in our data.November 2026 edition. Updated monthly, from open jobs we verified on employer career sites.

Key facts

  • #1 Hoboken, NJ: 45%
  • #2 Princeton, NJ: 42%
  • #3 Ithaca, NY: 38%
  • 82 cities ranked in the Mid-Atlantic
  • Data as of November 2026

For comparison: 21% across all cities in our data.

  1. 1Hoboken NJ45%
  2. 2Princeton NJ42%
  3. 3Ithaca NY38%
  4. 4Iselin NJ36%
  5. 5Florham Park NJ34%
  6. 6Gaithersburg MD33%
  7. 7Morristown NJ33%
  8. 8Bridgewater NJ32%
  9. 9Silver Spring MD31%
  10. 10Bronx NY29%

What stands out

  • The top ten is tightly packed: Hoboken leads on 45%, and #10 Bronx is at 29%.
  • Princeton is the largest market in the top ten, with 391 openings behind its figure.
  • Cities with fewer than 100 openings are not ranked, and small differences between neighbouring ranks are not meaningful.

The top 25

  1. 1

    Hoboken NJ

    45%

    Director and above
    47
    All openings
    105
    Median posted pay
    $162k

    Hiring most here: Walmart, Stevens Institute of Technology, Unilever

    Based on 105 openings.

  2. 2

    Princeton NJ

    42%

    Director and above
    164
    All openings
    391
    Median posted pay
    $178k

    Hiring most here: Genmab A/S, Otsuka, ZS Associates

    Based on 391 openings.

  3. 3

    Ithaca NY

    38%

    Director and above
    39
    All openings
    104
    Median posted pay
    $133k

    Hiring most here: Ithaca College, Cornell University, Tompkins Bank & Trust

    Based on 104 openings.

  4. 4

    Iselin NJ

    36%

    Director and above
    47
    All openings
    131
    Median posted pay
    $155k

    Hiring most here: Hackensack Meridian Health, CLS Group, Provident Bank

    Based on 131 openings.

  5. 5

    Florham Park NJ

    34%

    Director and above
    44
    All openings
    131
    Median posted pay
    $123k

    Hiring most here: CACI International, AbbVie, Shionogi

    Based on 131 openings.

  6. 6

    Gaithersburg MD

    33%

    Director and above
    61
    All openings
    183
    Median posted pay
    $153k

    Hiring most here: Astrazeneca, Adventist Healthcare, Leidos

    Based on 183 openings.

  7. 7

    Morristown NJ

    33%

    Director and above
    69
    All openings
    212
    Median posted pay
    $130k

    Hiring most here: Atlantic Health System, Crum & Forster, Sanofi-aventis Patient Assistance Foundation

    Based on 212 openings.

  8. 8

    Bridgewater NJ

    32%

    Director and above
    43
    All openings
    133
    Median posted pay
    $225k

    Hiring most here: Legend Biotech, Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Capgemini Invent

    Based on 133 openings.

  9. 9

    Silver Spring MD

    31%

    Director and above
    31
    All openings
    100
    Median posted pay
    $124k

    Hiring most here: Food and Drug Administration, Eagle Bancorp, Think Tank

    Based on 100 openings.

  10. 10

    Bronx NY

    29%

    Director and above
    53
    All openings
    185
    Median posted pay
    Not enough pay data

    Hiring most here: Bronxworks, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Argus Community

    Based on 185 openings.

  11. 11

    Horsham PA

    28%

    Director and above
    30
    All openings
    106
    Median posted pay
    $135k

    Hiring most here: Veeco Instruments, Coherent, Johnson & Johnson

    Based on 106 openings.

  12. 12

    Brooklyn NY

    28%

    Director and above
    190
    All openings
    680
    Median posted pay
    $142k

    Hiring most here: SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Williams-Sonoma, Altana AI

    Based on 680 openings.

  13. 13

    Queens NY

    27%

    Director and above
    28
    All openings
    103
    Median posted pay
    $100k

    Hiring most here: Samaritan Daytop Village, Skanska USA, NEW York Edge

    Based on 103 openings.

  14. 14

    Secaucus NJ

    27%

    Director and above
    30
    All openings
    111
    Median posted pay
    $122k

    Hiring most here: Quest Diagnostics, Advanced Micro Devices, ZT Systems

    Based on 111 openings.

  15. 15

    Jersey City NJ

    27%

    Director and above
    164
    All openings
    610
    Median posted pay
    $155k

    Hiring most here: DTCC, Verisk Analytics, JPMorgan Chase

    Based on 610 openings.

  16. 16

    New York NY

    27%

    Director and above
    5,456
    All openings
    20,410
    Median posted pay
    $165k

    Hiring most here: Amazon, Publicis Groupe, Morgan Stanley

    Based on 20,410 openings.

  17. 17

    Edison NJ

    27%

    Director and above
    32
    All openings
    120
    Median posted pay
    $113k

    Hiring most here: Xoriant, DHL

    Based on 120 openings.

  18. 18

    Wilmington DE

    26%

    Director and above
    126
    All openings
    476
    Median posted pay
    $157k

    Hiring most here: Astrazeneca, Sargent & Lundy, CSC

    Based on 476 openings.

  19. 19

    Philadelphia PA

    26%

    Director and above
    480
    All openings
    1,852
    Median posted pay
    $125k

    Hiring most here: Confidential, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, GSK

    Based on 1,852 openings.

  20. 20

    Washington DC

    25%

    Director and above
    1,085
    All openings
    4,428
    Median posted pay
    $161k

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

    Based on 4,428 openings.

  21. 21

    Parsippany NJ

    24%

    Director and above
    55
    All openings
    230
    Median posted pay
    $145k

    Hiring most here: Langan, Ferrero North America, Dewberry

    Based on 230 openings.

  22. 22

    Newark DE

    24%

    Director and above
    42
    All openings
    176
    Median posted pay
    $135k

    Hiring most here: University of Delaware, Qnity Electronics, Hologic

    Based on 176 openings.

  23. 23

    Newark NJ

    23%

    Director and above
    96
    All openings
    426
    Median posted pay
    $124k

    Hiring most here: Broadridge Financial Solutions, Amazon, Audible

    Based on 426 openings.

  24. 24

    Rockville MD

    22%

    Director and above
    79
    All openings
    358
    Median posted pay
    $149k

    Hiring most here: Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, The Emmes Company, BAE Systems

    Based on 358 openings.

  25. 25

    Mc Lean VA

    22%

    Director and above
    51
    All openings
    234
    Median posted pay
    $163k

    Hiring most here: Capital One, Booz Allen Hamilton, Sunrise Senior Living

    Based on 234 openings.

Full ranking

All 82 cities that qualified, with the figure each is ranked on.

RankCityScoreSample
1Hoboken NJ45%105
2Princeton NJ42%391
3Ithaca NY38%104
4Iselin NJ36%131
5Florham Park NJ34%131
6Gaithersburg MD33%183
7Morristown NJ33%212
8Bridgewater NJ32%133
9Silver Spring MD31%100
10Bronx NY29%185
11Horsham PA28%106
12Brooklyn NY28%680
13Queens NY27%103
14Secaucus NJ27%111
15Jersey City NJ27%610
16New York NY27%20,410
17Edison NJ27%120
18Wilmington DE26%476
19Philadelphia PA26%1,852
20Washington DC25%4,428
21Parsippany NJ24%230
22Newark DE24%176
23Newark NJ23%426
24Rockville MD22%358
25Mc Lean VA22%234
26Exton PA22%115
27Charlottesville VA21%504
28Lancaster PA20%159
29Roanoke VA20%177
30Berkeley Heights NJ19%114
31Baltimore MD19%1,063
32Piscataway NJ18%116
33Falls Church VA18%168
34Bethesda MD18%441
35Malvern PA17%103
36Syracuse NY17%397
37Reading PA17%196
38Bethlehem PA17%109
39Camden NJ16%158
40McLean VA16%1,167
41Fairfax VA16%407
42Albany NY15%365
43Harrisburg PA15%261
44Reston VA15%782
45Annapolis MD14%375
46Lynchburg VA14%113
47Richmond VA14%1,133
48Allentown PA14%213
49Pittsburgh PA14%1,534
50Alexandria VA14%576
51Columbia MD13%260
52United PA13%112
53Arlington VA13%1,978
54Linthicum Heights MD13%107
55Buffalo NY13%415
56White Plains NY13%221
57King of Prussia PA13%327
58Melville NY13%152
59Conshohocken PA12%136
60Rochester NY11%516
61Chesapeake VA11%131
62York PA10%118
63Frederick MD10%163
64Owings Mills MD10%103
65Norfolk VA8%327
66Virginia Beach VA8%255
67Vienna VA8%162
68Ashburn VA8%257
69Sterling VA7%305
70Manassas VA7%228
71Newport News VA7%144
72Herndon VA7%820
73Tysons VA6%189
74Hampton VA6%112
75Fort Belvoir VA6%192
76Fort Meade MD5%272
77Aberdeen MD5%101
78Mechanicsburg PA4%140
79Springfield VA4%269
80Chantilly VA4%554
81Hanover MD4%108
82Annapolis Junction MD3%204

How this ranking works

A city's score is the share of its open professional roles at director, senior manager, vice president, head-of or C-suite level, read from the full posting text.

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 100 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 director and executive jobs in the mid-atlantic?
Hoboken leads the Mid-Atlantic for director and executive jobs: 45% of its professional openings are director level or above, against 21% across all cities in our data.
How many cities are ranked?
82 cities have at least 100 openings, so the list has 82 entries.
How is the ranking calculated?
A city's score is the share of its open professional roles at director, senior manager, vice president, head-of or C-suite level, read from the full posting text. 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 director and executive jobs in the Mid-Atlantic,” November 2026 edition. https://launchyournextchapter.com/rankings/best-cities-for-director-and-executive-jobs-in-the-mid-atlantic

Link to it: <a href="https://launchyournextchapter.com/rankings/best-cities-for-director-and-executive-jobs-in-the-mid-atlantic">Best cities for director and executive jobs in the Mid-Atlantic (NextChapter, November 2026)</a>

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