{"h1":"Best cities for nonprofit jobs","faq":[{"a":"New York has the most openings in this industry in the United States: 536 openings.","q":"Which city ranks first: best cities for nonprofit jobs?"},{"a":"18 cities have at least 50 openings, so the list has 18 entries.","q":"How many cities are ranked?"},{"a":"A city is ranked on the number of its open professional roles at employers in this industry, as classed by the crawler from the employer. 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 industry in the United States: 536 openings.","minN":50,"rows":[{"n":536,"bar":1,"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":"3%"},{"label":"Median posted pay","value":"$148k"},{"label":"All openings in the city","value":"20,589"}],"value":536,"change":null,"employers":["Amazon","Publicis Groupe","Morgan Stanley"],"valueLabel":"536 openings"},{"n":433,"bar":0.8078358208955224,"key":"DC|washington","sub":"DC","href":"/places/district-of-columbia/city/washington","name":"Washington","rank":2,"stats":[{"label":"Share of the city's openings","value":"10%"},{"label":"Median posted pay","value":"$117k"},{"label":"All openings in the city","value":"4,457"}],"value":433,"change":null,"employers":["Anduril Industries","CACI 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