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Best cities for sales jobs

New York has the most openings in this job family in the United States: 2,774 openings.November 2026 edition. Updated monthly, from open jobs we verified on employer career sites.

Key facts

  • #1 New York, NY: 2,774 openings
  • #2 San Francisco, CA: 1,531 openings
  • #3 Chicago, IL: 1,084 openings
  • 78 cities ranked in the United States
  • Data as of November 2026
  1. 1New York NY2,774 openings
  2. 2San Francisco CA1,531 openings
  3. 3Chicago IL1,084 openings
  4. 4Atlanta GA740 openings
  5. 5Austin TX725 openings
  6. 6Boston MA593 openings
  7. 7Dallas TX584 openings
  8. 8Houston TX573 openings
  9. 9Los Angeles CA537 openings
  10. 10Charlotte NC439 openings

What stands out

  • The lead is wide: New York (2,774 openings) is well clear of Charlotte at #10 (439 openings).
  • New York is the largest market in the top ten, with 2,774 openings behind its figure.
  • Cities with fewer than 50 openings are not ranked, and small differences between neighbouring ranks are not meaningful.

Why this ranking matters

What it shows

The cities with the most openings in one job family show where that kind of work is concentrated. It counts the open professional roles on employer career sites that we verified in the last week.

How to use it

Pick your job family, look at the top cities and their employers, then open the family page for titles and pay.

The top 25

  1. 1

    New York NY

    2,774 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    13%
    Median posted pay
    $150k
    All openings in the city
    20,589

    Hiring most here: Amazon, Publicis Groupe, Morgan Stanley

    Based on 2,774 openings.

    Jobs and employers in New York

  2. 2

    San Francisco CA

    1,531 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    13%
    Median posted pay
    $193k
    All openings in the city
    11,798

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

    Based on 1,531 openings.

    Jobs and employers in San Francisco

  3. 3

    Chicago IL

    1,084 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    14%
    Median posted pay
    $125k
    All openings in the city
    7,607

    Hiring most here: Publicis Groupe, Northern Trust, Confidential

    Based on 1,084 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Chicago

  4. 4

    Atlanta GA

    740 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    13%
    Median posted pay
    $125k
    All openings in the city
    5,566

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

    Based on 740 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Atlanta

  5. 5

    Austin TX

    725 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    12%
    Median posted pay
    $125k
    All openings in the city
    5,903

    Hiring most here: Amazon, Advanced Micro Devices, Cloudflare

    Based on 725 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Austin

  6. 6

    Boston MA

    593 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    12%
    Median posted pay
    $150k
    All openings in the city
    5,143

    Hiring most here: Vertex Pharmaceuticals, State Street, Confidential

    Based on 593 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Boston

  7. 7

    Dallas TX

    584 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    13%
    Median posted pay
    $104k
    All openings in the city
    4,429

    Hiring most here: Amazon, Shield AI, Texas Instruments

    Based on 584 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Dallas

  8. 8

    Houston TX

    573 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    13%
    Median posted pay
    $94k
    All openings in the city
    4,330

    Hiring most here: Axiom Space, Trinzic, Fervo Energy

    Based on 573 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Houston

  9. 9

    Los Angeles CA

    537 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    10%
    Median posted pay
    $134k
    All openings in the city
    5,126

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

    Based on 537 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Los Angeles

  10. 10

    Charlotte NC

    439 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    14%
    Median posted pay
    $100k
    All openings in the city
    3,198

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

    Based on 439 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Charlotte

  11. 11

    Washington DC

    404 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    9%
    Median posted pay
    $185k
    All openings in the city
    4,457

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

    Based on 404 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Washington

  12. 12

    Denver CO

    374 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    13%
    Median posted pay
    $119k
    All openings in the city
    2,867

    Hiring most here: True Anomaly, Blue Origin, Amazon

    Based on 374 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Denver

  13. 13

    Louisville KY

    369 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    18%
    Median posted pay
    $105k
    All openings in the city
    2,065

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

    Based on 369 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Louisville

  14. 14

    Miami FL

    343 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    15%
    Median posted pay
    $106k
    All openings in the city
    2,344

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

    Based on 343 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Miami

  15. 15

    Seattle WA

    325 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    6%
    Median posted pay
    $163k
    All openings in the city
    5,343

    Hiring most here: Amazon, Blue Origin, Shield AI

    Based on 325 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Seattle

  16. 16

    Philadelphia PA

    312 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    17%
    Median posted pay
    $125k
    All openings in the city
    1,820

    Hiring most here: Confidential, GSK, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

    Based on 312 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Philadelphia

  17. 17

    Tampa FL

    285 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    16%
    Median posted pay
    $81k
    All openings in the city
    1,738

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

    Based on 285 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Tampa

  18. 18

    Phoenix AZ

    276 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    10%
    Median posted pay
    $93k
    All openings in the city
    2,749

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

    Based on 276 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Phoenix

  19. 19

    Columbus OH

    246 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    13%
    Median posted pay
    $98k
    All openings in the city
    1,892

    Hiring most here: State of Ohio, Nationwide, Ohio State University-Newark Campus

    Based on 246 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Columbus

  20. 20

    Raleigh NC

    239 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    17%
    Median posted pay
    $110k
    All openings in the city
    1,427

    Hiring most here: First Citizens Bank, Dewberry, MaintainX

    Based on 239 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Raleigh

  21. 21

    Cincinnati OH

    223 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    16%
    Median posted pay
    $100k
    All openings in the city
    1,379

    Hiring most here: Medpace Holdings, Cincinnati Childrens Hospital Medical Center, Procter & Gamble

    Based on 223 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Cincinnati

  22. 22

    Richmond VA

    203 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    18%
    Median posted pay
    $96k
    All openings in the city
    1,136

    Hiring most here: Mckesson, Capital One, Genworth Financial

    Based on 203 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Richmond

  23. 23

    San Diego CA

    200 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    6%
    Median posted pay
    $128k
    All openings in the city
    3,085

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

    Based on 200 openings.

    Jobs and employers in San Diego

  24. 24

    Pittsburgh PA

    195 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    13%
    Median posted pay
    $90k
    All openings in the city
    1,514

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

    Based on 195 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Pittsburgh

  25. 25

    Orlando FL

    193 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    15%
    Median posted pay
    $103k
    All openings in the city
    1,272

    Hiring most here: Lockheed Martin, Lockheed Martin Services, Sikorsky Aircraft

    Based on 193 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Orlando

Full ranking

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

RankCityScoreSample
1New York NY2,774 openings2,774
2San Francisco CA1,531 openings1,531
3Chicago IL1,084 openings1,084
4Atlanta GA740 openings740
5Austin TX725 openings725
6Boston MA593 openings593
7Dallas TX584 openings584
8Houston TX573 openings573
9Los Angeles CA537 openings537
10Charlotte NC439 openings439
11Washington DC404 openings404
12Denver CO374 openings374
13Louisville KY369 openings369
14Miami FL343 openings343
15Seattle WA325 openings325
16Philadelphia PA312 openings312
17Tampa FL285 openings285
18Phoenix AZ276 openings276
19Columbus OH246 openings246
20Raleigh NC239 openings239
21Cincinnati OH223 openings223
22Richmond VA203 openings203
23San Diego CA200 openings200
24Pittsburgh PA195 openings195
25Orlando FL193 openings193
26San Jose CA191 openings191
27Nashville TN176 openings176
28New York NY174 openings174
29Minneapolis MN169 openings169
30Sacramento CA167 openings167
31Arlington VA161 openings161
32Indianapolis IN156 openings156
33Jacksonville FL146 openings146
34Cleveland OH145 openings145
35San Antonio TX140 openings140
36Las Vegas NV124 openings124
37Portland OR117 openings117
38Irvine CA107 openings107
39McLean VA106 openings106
40Milwaukee WI99 openings99
41Fort Lauderdale FL93 openings93
42Fort Worth TX91 openings91
43Baltimore MD89 openings89
44Detroit MI88 openings88
45Scottsdale AZ87 openings87
46Santa Clara CA86 openings86
47Plano TX82 openings82
48United PA80 openings80
49Alpharetta GA78 openings78
50Tallahassee FL76 openings76
51Omaha NE71 openings71
52Irving TX70 openings70
53Mundelein IL67 openings67
54Durham NC65 openings65
55Memphis TN65 openings65
56Bellevue WA64 openings64
57Birmingham AL63 openings63
58Reston VA63 openings63
59Greensboro NC62 openings62
60Harrisburg PA62 openings62
61Tempe AZ60 openings60
62St. Louis MO59 openings59
63Albany NY58 openings58
64Tucson AZ58 openings58
65Buffalo NY57 openings57
66Rochester NY57 openings57
67Palo Alto CA56 openings56
68Mountain View CA54 openings54
69Springfield IL54 openings54
70Grand Rapids MI53 openings53
71Savannah GA52 openings52
72Brooklyn NY51 openings51
73Charleston SC50 openings50
74El Paso TX50 openings50
75Greenville SC50 openings50
76Norfolk VA50 openings50
77Oakland CA50 openings50
78Virginia Beach VA50 openings50

The jobs behind this ranking

Open sales jobs, who is hiring for them and what they pay.

Job titles link to their salary page where pay is posted, otherwise to the open jobs.

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 sales jobs?
New York has the most openings in this job family in the United States: 2,774 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 sales jobs,” November 2026 edition. https://launchyournextchapter.com/rankings/best-cities-for-sales-jobs

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

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