Top 20 Cities That Promise a Fat Paycheck

August 27, 2018

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Among the top reasons that individuals, couples and families pack up and move to new cities is a new job, promotion or job transfer that promises a bigger paycheck and higher quality of life. If you're considering a career move that means relocating to another city, the US News & World Reports latest ranking of the best places to live in America offers a few suggestions. Researchers gathered data on the 100 most populous US cities, ranking them from top to bottom based on a variety of factors including cost of living, quality of schools and healthcare, and access to well-paying jobs. For purposes of this blog post, however, we looked primarily at each city's media annual salary to help you best pinpoint a potential new hometown with the highest chances of a paycheck boost. Here are the top 20 cities, along with their median annual salary figures:

1. San Jose, California - $75,770
2. San Francisco, California - $64,990
3. Washington, DC - $64,930
4. Boston, Massachusetts - $60,540
5. New York City, New York - $59,060
6. Seattle, Washington - $57,370
7. Hartford, Connecticut - $55,580
8. New Haven, Connecticut - $53,350
9. Denver, Colorado - $53,060
10. San Diego, California - $53,020
11. Los Angeles, California - $53,000
12. Baltimore, Maryland - $52,460
13. Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota - $52,080
14. Sacramento, California - $51,970
15. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - $51,740
16. Worcester, Massachusetts - $51,330
17. Houston, Texas - $50,830
18. Portland, Oregon - $50,710
19. Chicago, Illinois - $50,410
20. Santa Rosa, California - $49,800

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