{"h1":"Best cities for product jobs","faq":[{"a":"New York has the most openings in this job family in the United States: 738 openings.","q":"Which city ranks first: best cities for product jobs?"},{"a":"20 cities have at least 50 openings, so the list has 20 entries.","q":"How many cities are ranked?"},{"a":"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.","q":"How is the ranking calculated?"},{"a":"Every month. This is the November 2026 edition. 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