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Best cities for finance jobs

New York has the most openings in this job family in the United States: 1,908 openings.November 2026 edition. Updated monthly, from open jobs we verified on employer career sites.

Key facts

  • #1 New York, NY: 1,908 openings
  • #2 Chicago, IL: 1,109 openings
  • #3 Atlanta, GA: 634 openings
  • 78 cities ranked in the United States
  • Data as of November 2026
  1. 1New York NY1,908 openings
  2. 2Chicago IL1,109 openings
  3. 3Atlanta GA634 openings
  4. 4San Francisco CA610 openings
  5. 5Dallas TX525 openings
  6. 6Houston TX495 openings
  7. 7Los Angeles CA486 openings
  8. 8Boston MA453 openings
  9. 9Seattle WA442 openings
  10. 10Charlotte NC383 openings

What stands out

  • The lead is wide: New York (1,908 openings) is well clear of Charlotte at #10 (383 openings).
  • New York is the largest market in the top ten, with 1,908 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

    1,908 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    9%
    Median posted pay
    $153k
    All openings in the city
    20,409

    Hiring most here: Amazon, Publicis Groupe, Morgan Stanley

    Based on 1,908 openings.

  2. 2

    Chicago IL

    1,109 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    15%
    Median posted pay
    $132k
    All openings in the city
    7,616

    Hiring most here: Publicis Groupe, Northern Trust, Confidential

    Based on 1,109 openings.

  3. 3

    Atlanta GA

    634 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    12%
    Median posted pay
    $131k
    All openings in the city
    5,501

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

    Based on 634 openings.

  4. 4

    San Francisco CA

    610 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    5%
    Median posted pay
    $180k
    All openings in the city
    11,776

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

    Based on 610 openings.

  5. 5

    Dallas TX

    525 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    12%
    Median posted pay
    $144k
    All openings in the city
    4,379

    Hiring most here: Amazon, Shield AI, Texas Instruments

    Based on 525 openings.

  6. 6

    Houston TX

    495 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    12%
    Median posted pay
    $103k
    All openings in the city
    4,295

    Hiring most here: Axiom Space, Trinzic, Fervo Energy

    Based on 495 openings.

  7. 7

    Los Angeles CA

    486 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    10%
    Median posted pay
    $143k
    All openings in the city
    5,100

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

    Based on 486 openings.

  8. 8

    Boston MA

    453 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    9%
    Median posted pay
    $138k
    All openings in the city
    5,086

    Hiring most here: Vertex Pharmaceuticals, State Street, Confidential

    Based on 453 openings.

  9. 9

    Seattle WA

    442 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    8%
    Median posted pay
    $125k
    All openings in the city
    5,346

    Hiring most here: Amazon, Blue Origin, Shield AI

    Based on 442 openings.

  10. 10

    Charlotte NC

    383 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    12%
    Median posted pay
    $120k
    All openings in the city
    3,199

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

    Based on 383 openings.

  11. 11

    Washington DC

    330 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    7%
    Median posted pay
    $135k
    All openings in the city
    4,428

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

    Based on 330 openings.

  12. 12

    Austin TX

    324 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    6%
    Median posted pay
    $153k
    All openings in the city
    5,890

    Hiring most here: Amazon, Advanced Micro Devices, Cloudflare

    Based on 324 openings.

  13. 13

    Phoenix AZ

    309 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    11%
    Median posted pay
    $130k
    All openings in the city
    2,742

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

    Based on 309 openings.

  14. 14

    Denver CO

    288 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    10%
    Median posted pay
    $135k
    All openings in the city
    2,885

    Hiring most here: True Anomaly, Blue Origin, Amazon

    Based on 288 openings.

  15. 15

    Miami FL

    288 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    12%
    Median posted pay
    $100k
    All openings in the city
    2,311

    Hiring most here: University Of Miami, Royal Caribbean Cruises, Princess Cruises / Holland America Line

    Based on 288 openings.

  16. 16

    Columbus OH

    234 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    12%
    Median posted pay
    $129k
    All openings in the city
    1,941

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

    Based on 234 openings.

  17. 17

    Philadelphia PA

    221 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    12%
    Median posted pay
    $136k
    All openings in the city
    1,852

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

    Based on 221 openings.

  18. 18

    Tampa FL

    220 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    13%
    Median posted pay
    $97k
    All openings in the city
    1,717

    Hiring most here: DTCC, University of South Florida, Tampa Electric

    Based on 220 openings.

  19. 19

    Louisville KY

    212 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    10%
    Median posted pay
    $105k
    All openings in the city
    2,065

    Hiring most here: BrightSpring Health Services, Norton Healthcare, GE Appliances

    Based on 212 openings.

  20. 20

    San Diego CA

    212 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    7%
    Median posted pay
    $122k
    All openings in the city
    3,082

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

    Based on 212 openings.

  21. 21

    Nashville TN

    185 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    11%
    Median posted pay
    $115k
    All openings in the city
    1,654

    Hiring most here: Oracle, Amazon, Vanderbilt University

    Based on 185 openings.

  22. 22

    Minneapolis MN

    184 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    14%
    Median posted pay
    $122k
    All openings in the city
    1,285

    Hiring most here: Mortenson, Target ALS Foundation, Ameriprise Certificate

    Based on 184 openings.

  23. 23

    Pittsburgh PA

    171 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    11%
    Median posted pay
    $102k
    All openings in the city
    1,534

    Hiring most here: PNC Financial Services Group, Highmark Health, UPMC

    Based on 171 openings.

  24. 24

    Indianapolis IN

    162 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    11%
    Median posted pay
    $106k
    All openings in the city
    1,418

    Hiring most here: Eli Lilly and Company, State of Indiana, Masco

    Based on 162 openings.

  25. 25

    Irving TX

    153 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    17%
    Median posted pay
    $85k
    All openings in the city
    875

    Hiring most here: CHRISTUS Health, 7-Eleven, Mckesson

    Based on 153 openings.

Full ranking

All 78 cities that qualified, with the figure each is ranked on.

RankCityScoreSample
1New York NY1,908 openings1,908
2Chicago IL1,109 openings1,109
3Atlanta GA634 openings634
4San Francisco CA610 openings610
5Dallas TX525 openings525
6Houston TX495 openings495
7Los Angeles CA486 openings486
8Boston MA453 openings453
9Seattle WA442 openings442
10Charlotte NC383 openings383
11Washington DC330 openings330
12Austin TX324 openings324
13Phoenix AZ309 openings309
14Denver CO288 openings288
15Miami FL288 openings288
16Columbus OH234 openings234
17Philadelphia PA221 openings221
18Tampa FL220 openings220
19Louisville KY212 openings212
20San Diego CA212 openings212
21Nashville TN185 openings185
22Minneapolis MN184 openings184
23Pittsburgh PA171 openings171
24Indianapolis IN162 openings162
25Irving TX153 openings153
26Irvine CA151 openings151
27Cincinnati OH148 openings148
28Cleveland OH148 openings148
29Bellevue WA144 openings144
30San Antonio TX139 openings139
31Arlington VA127 openings127
32San Jose CA127 openings127
33Milwaukee WI126 openings126
34Sacramento CA124 openings124
35Raleigh NC123 openings123
36Plano TX115 openings115
37Fort Worth TX114 openings114
38New York NY114 openings114
39Baltimore MD113 openings113
40Richmond VA111 openings111
41Scottsdale AZ108 openings108
42Orlando FL106 openings106
43Las Vegas NV104 openings104
44Jacksonville FL97 openings97
45Alpharetta GA91 openings91
46Fort Lauderdale FL87 openings87
47Madison WI87 openings87
48McLean VA83 openings83
49Omaha NE79 openings79
50Portland OR76 openings76
51Mountain View CA74 openings74
52Overland Park KS72 openings72
53Tempe AZ70 openings70
54Santa Clara CA67 openings67
55Tucson AZ65 openings65
56Palo Alto CA64 openings64
57Brooklyn NY63 openings63
58St. Louis MO63 openings63
59Birmingham AL62 openings62
60Detroit MI61 openings61
61Addison TX59 openings59
62Chandler AZ59 openings59
63Eden Prairie MN59 openings59
64Grand Rapids MI59 openings59
65Stamford CT58 openings58
66Cambridge MA57 openings57
67Oakland CA57 openings57
68Sunnyvale CA57 openings57
69Alexandria VA56 openings56
70Boca Raton FL56 openings56
71Bethesda MD54 openings54
72El Segundo CA54 openings54
73Huntsville AL54 openings54
74Memphis TN54 openings54
75Newport Beach CA53 openings53
76Des Moines IA51 openings51
77Tulsa OK51 openings51
78Tallahassee FL50 openings50

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 finance jobs?
New York has the most openings in this job family in the United States: 1,908 openings.
How many cities are ranked?
78 cities have at least 50 openings, so the list has 78 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 finance jobs,” November 2026 edition. https://launchyournextchapter.com/rankings/best-cities-for-finance-jobs

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

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