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Best cities for marketing jobs

New York has the most openings in this job family in the United States: 1,738 openings.November 2026 edition. Updated monthly, from open jobs we verified on employer career sites.

Key facts

  • #1 New York, NY: 1,738 openings
  • #2 San Francisco, CA: 821 openings
  • #3 Chicago, IL: 408 openings
  • 31 cities ranked in the United States
  • Data as of November 2026
  1. 1New York NY1,738 openings
  2. 2San Francisco CA821 openings
  3. 3Chicago IL408 openings
  4. 4Los Angeles CA306 openings
  5. 5Austin TX290 openings
  6. 6Seattle WA228 openings
  7. 7Washington DC228 openings
  8. 8Boston MA225 openings
  9. 9Atlanta GA180 openings
  10. 10Dallas TX177 openings

What stands out

  • The lead is wide: New York (1,738 openings) is well clear of Dallas at #10 (177 openings).
  • New York is the largest market in the top ten, with 1,738 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

    1,738 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    9%
    Median posted pay
    $162k
    All openings in the city
    20,409

    Hiring most here: Amazon, Publicis Groupe, Morgan Stanley

    Based on 1,738 openings.

  2. 2

    San Francisco CA

    821 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    7%
    Median posted pay
    $196k
    All openings in the city
    11,776

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

    Based on 821 openings.

  3. 3

    Chicago IL

    408 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    5%
    Median posted pay
    $135k
    All openings in the city
    7,616

    Hiring most here: Publicis Groupe, Northern Trust, Confidential

    Based on 408 openings.

  4. 4

    Los Angeles CA

    306 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    6%
    Median posted pay
    $150k
    All openings in the city
    5,100

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

    Based on 306 openings.

  5. 5

    Austin TX

    290 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    5%
    Median posted pay
    $148k
    All openings in the city
    5,890

    Hiring most here: Amazon, Advanced Micro Devices, Cloudflare

    Based on 290 openings.

  6. 6

    Seattle WA

    228 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    4%
    Median posted pay
    $168k
    All openings in the city
    5,346

    Hiring most here: Amazon, Blue Origin, Shield AI

    Based on 228 openings.

  7. 7

    Washington DC

    228 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    5%
    Median posted pay
    $148k
    All openings in the city
    4,428

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

    Based on 228 openings.

  8. 8

    Boston MA

    225 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    4%
    Median posted pay
    $139k
    All openings in the city
    5,086

    Hiring most here: Vertex Pharmaceuticals, State Street, Confidential

    Based on 225 openings.

  9. 9

    Atlanta GA

    180 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    3%
    Median posted pay
    $115k
    All openings in the city
    5,501

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

    Based on 180 openings.

  10. 10

    Dallas TX

    177 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    4%
    Median posted pay
    $135k
    All openings in the city
    4,379

    Hiring most here: Amazon, Shield AI, Texas Instruments

    Based on 177 openings.

  11. 11

    Miami FL

    144 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    6%
    Median posted pay
    $94k
    All openings in the city
    2,311

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

    Based on 144 openings.

  12. 12

    Houston TX

    100 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    2%
    Median posted pay
    Not enough pay data
    All openings in the city
    4,295

    Hiring most here: Axiom Space, Trinzic, Fervo Energy

    Based on 100 openings.

  13. 13

    Charlotte NC

    99 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    3%
    Median posted pay
    $89k
    All openings in the city
    3,199

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

    Based on 99 openings.

  14. 14

    San Jose CA

    95 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    4%
    Median posted pay
    $226k
    All openings in the city
    2,383

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

    Based on 95 openings.

  15. 15

    Denver CO

    88 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    3%
    Median posted pay
    $152k
    All openings in the city
    2,885

    Hiring most here: True Anomaly, Blue Origin, Amazon

    Based on 88 openings.

  16. 16

    Phoenix AZ

    88 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    3%
    Median posted pay
    $132k
    All openings in the city
    2,742

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

    Based on 88 openings.

  17. 17

    New York NY

    87 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    0%
    Median posted pay
    $140k
    All openings in the city
    20,409

    Hiring most here: Amazon, Publicis Groupe, Morgan Stanley

    Based on 87 openings.

  18. 18

    San Diego CA

    85 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    3%
    Median posted pay
    $148k
    All openings in the city
    3,082

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

    Based on 85 openings.

  19. 19

    Columbus OH

    82 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    4%
    Median posted pay
    $68k
    All openings in the city
    1,941

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

    Based on 82 openings.

  20. 20

    Arlington VA

    75 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    4%
    Median posted pay
    $153k
    All openings in the city
    1,978

    Hiring most here: Amazon, AWS, Bloomberg Industry Group

    Based on 75 openings.

  21. 21

    Tampa FL

    70 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    4%
    Median posted pay
    Not enough pay data
    All openings in the city
    1,717

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

    Based on 70 openings.

  22. 22

    Sacramento CA

    65 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    5%
    Median posted pay
    $123k
    All openings in the city
    1,362

    Hiring most here: Sutter Health, California Correctional Health Care Services, Nalu Medical

    Based on 65 openings.

  23. 23

    Louisville KY

    64 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    3%
    Median posted pay
    $83k
    All openings in the city
    2,065

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

    Based on 64 openings.

  24. 24

    Plano TX

    63 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    6%
    Median posted pay
    Not enough pay data
    All openings in the city
    1,066

    Hiring most here: NTT Data, Pepsico, JPMorgan Chase

    Based on 63 openings.

  25. 25

    Mountain View CA

    61 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    4%
    Median posted pay
    $185k
    All openings in the city
    1,513

    Hiring most here: Intuit, Waymo, Google

    Based on 61 openings.

Full ranking

All 31 cities that qualified, with the figure each is ranked on.

RankCityScoreSample
1New York NY1,738 openings1,738
2San Francisco CA821 openings821
3Chicago IL408 openings408
4Los Angeles CA306 openings306
5Austin TX290 openings290
6Seattle WA228 openings228
7Washington DC228 openings228
8Boston MA225 openings225
9Atlanta GA180 openings180
10Dallas TX177 openings177
11Miami FL144 openings144
12Houston TX100 openings100
13Charlotte NC99 openings99
14San Jose CA95 openings95
15Denver CO88 openings88
16Phoenix AZ88 openings88
17New York NY87 openings87
18San Diego CA85 openings85
19Columbus OH82 openings82
20Arlington VA75 openings75
21Tampa FL70 openings70
22Sacramento CA65 openings65
23Louisville KY64 openings64
24Plano TX63 openings63
25Mountain View CA61 openings61
26Cambridge MA60 openings60
27Nashville TN59 openings59
28San Mateo CA55 openings55
29Philadelphia PA54 openings54
30Cincinnati OH50 openings50
31Santa Clara CA50 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 marketing jobs?
New York has the most openings in this job family in the United States: 1,738 openings.
How many cities are ranked?
31 cities have at least 50 openings, so the list has 31 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 marketing jobs,” November 2026 edition. https://launchyournextchapter.com/rankings/best-cities-for-marketing-jobs

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

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