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Best cities for data and analytics jobs

New York has the most openings in this job family in the United States: 1,713 openings.November 2026 edition. Updated monthly, from open jobs we verified on employer career sites.

Key facts

  • #1 New York, NY: 1,713 openings
  • #2 San Francisco, CA: 1,265 openings
  • #3 Seattle, WA: 520 openings
  • 58 cities ranked in the United States
  • Data as of November 2026
  1. 1New York NY1,713 openings
  2. 2San Francisco CA1,265 openings
  3. 3Seattle WA520 openings
  4. 4Chicago IL507 openings
  5. 5Boston MA456 openings
  6. 6Austin TX447 openings
  7. 7Atlanta GA404 openings
  8. 8Washington DC292 openings
  9. 9Mountain View CA280 openings
  10. 10Charlotte NC270 openings

What stands out

  • The lead is wide: New York (1,713 openings) is well clear of Charlotte at #10 (270 openings).
  • New York is the largest market in the top ten, with 1,713 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

    1,713 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    8%
    Median posted pay
    $190k
    All openings in the city
    20,589

    Hiring most here: Amazon, Publicis Groupe, Morgan Stanley

    Based on 1,713 openings.

    Jobs and employers in New York

  2. 2

    San Francisco CA

    1,265 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    11%
    Median posted pay
    $239k
    All openings in the city
    11,798

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

    Based on 1,265 openings.

    Jobs and employers in San Francisco

  3. 3

    Seattle WA

    520 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    10%
    Median posted pay
    $190k
    All openings in the city
    5,343

    Hiring most here: Amazon, Blue Origin, Shield AI

    Based on 520 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Seattle

  4. 4

    Chicago IL

    507 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    7%
    Median posted pay
    $155k
    All openings in the city
    7,607

    Hiring most here: Publicis Groupe, Northern Trust, Confidential

    Based on 507 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Chicago

  5. 5

    Boston MA

    456 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    9%
    Median posted pay
    $195k
    All openings in the city
    5,143

    Hiring most here: Vertex Pharmaceuticals, State Street, Confidential

    Based on 456 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Boston

  6. 6

    Austin TX

    447 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    8%
    Median posted pay
    $180k
    All openings in the city
    5,903

    Hiring most here: Amazon, Advanced Micro Devices, Cloudflare

    Based on 447 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Austin

  7. 7

    Atlanta GA

    404 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    7%
    Median posted pay
    $147k
    All openings in the city
    5,566

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

    Based on 404 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Atlanta

  8. 8

    Washington DC

    292 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    7%
    Median posted pay
    $148k
    All openings in the city
    4,457

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

    Based on 292 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Washington

  9. 9

    Mountain View CA

    280 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    18%
    Median posted pay
    $222k
    All openings in the city
    1,515

    Hiring most here: Intuit, Waymo, Google

    Based on 280 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Mountain View

  10. 10

    Charlotte NC

    270 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    8%
    Median posted pay
    $138k
    All openings in the city
    3,198

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

    Based on 270 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Charlotte

  11. 11

    Dallas TX

    267 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    6%
    Median posted pay
    $180k
    All openings in the city
    4,429

    Hiring most here: Amazon, Shield AI, Texas Instruments

    Based on 267 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Dallas

  12. 12

    Los Angeles CA

    220 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    4%
    Median posted pay
    $179k
    All openings in the city
    5,126

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

    Based on 220 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Los Angeles

  13. 13

    San Diego CA

    193 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    6%
    Median posted pay
    $165k
    All openings in the city
    3,085

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

    Based on 193 openings.

    Jobs and employers in San Diego

  14. 14

    Sunnyvale CA

    193 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    12%
    Median posted pay
    $236k
    All openings in the city
    1,556

    Hiring most here: Applied Intuition, Wayve, Amazon

    Based on 193 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Sunnyvale

  15. 15

    Denver CO

    191 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    7%
    Median posted pay
    $153k
    All openings in the city
    2,867

    Hiring most here: True Anomaly, Blue Origin, Amazon

    Based on 191 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Denver

  16. 16

    McLean VA

    191 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    17%
    Median posted pay
    $186k
    All openings in the city
    1,155

    Hiring most here: Capital One, The MITRE, Steampunk

    Based on 191 openings.

    Jobs and employers in McLean

  17. 17

    Arlington VA

    189 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    10%
    Median posted pay
    $150k
    All openings in the city
    1,989

    Hiring most here: Amazon, AWS, Bloomberg Industry Group

    Based on 189 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Arlington

  18. 18

    San Jose CA

    183 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    8%
    Median posted pay
    $225k
    All openings in the city
    2,379

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

    Based on 183 openings.

    Jobs and employers in San Jose

  19. 19

    Santa Clara CA

    164 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    11%
    Median posted pay
    $220k
    All openings in the city
    1,530

    Hiring most here: Pure Storage, Advanced Micro Devices, Amazon

    Based on 164 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Santa Clara

  20. 20

    Houston TX

    158 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    4%
    Median posted pay
    $151k
    All openings in the city
    4,330

    Hiring most here: Axiom Space, Trinzic, Fervo Energy

    Based on 158 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Houston

  21. 21

    Palo Alto CA

    158 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    13%
    Median posted pay
    $228k
    All openings in the city
    1,237

    Hiring most here: SpaceX, Rivian Automotive, Stanford Health Care

    Based on 158 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Palo Alto

  22. 22

    Bellevue WA

    156 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    11%
    Median posted pay
    $203k
    All openings in the city
    1,396

    Hiring most here: Amazon, TerraPower, Okta

    Based on 156 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Bellevue

  23. 23

    Phoenix AZ

    138 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    5%
    Median posted pay
    Not enough pay data
    All openings in the city
    2,749

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

    Based on 138 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Phoenix

  24. 24

    Plano TX

    137 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    13%
    Median posted pay
    Not enough pay data
    All openings in the city
    1,051

    Hiring most here: NTT Data, Pepsico, JPMorgan Chase

    Based on 137 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Plano

  25. 25

    Columbus OH

    125 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    7%
    Median posted pay
    $151k
    All openings in the city
    1,892

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

    Based on 125 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Columbus

Full ranking

All 58 cities that qualified, with the figure each is ranked on.

RankCityScoreSample
1New York NY1,713 openings1,713
2San Francisco CA1,265 openings1,265
3Seattle WA520 openings520
4Chicago IL507 openings507
5Boston MA456 openings456
6Austin TX447 openings447
7Atlanta GA404 openings404
8Washington DC292 openings292
9Mountain View CA280 openings280
10Charlotte NC270 openings270
11Dallas TX267 openings267
12Los Angeles CA220 openings220
13San Diego CA193 openings193
14Sunnyvale CA193 openings193
15Denver CO191 openings191
16McLean VA191 openings191
17Arlington VA189 openings189
18San Jose CA183 openings183
19Santa Clara CA164 openings164
20Houston TX158 openings158
21Palo Alto CA158 openings158
22Bellevue WA156 openings156
23Phoenix AZ138 openings138
24Plano TX137 openings137
25Columbus OH125 openings125
26Cambridge MA123 openings123
27New York NY108 openings108
28Tampa FL103 openings103
29Miami FL102 openings102
30Pittsburgh PA98 openings98
31Redmond WA98 openings98
32Nashville TN94 openings94
33Philadelphia PA92 openings92
34San Mateo CA91 openings91
35Raleigh NC88 openings88
36Irvine CA85 openings85
37Cincinnati OH83 openings83
38Reston VA82 openings82
39Richmond VA70 openings70
40Sacramento CA69 openings69
41Indianapolis IN65 openings65
42Princeton NJ60 openings60
43San Antonio TX59 openings59
44Louisville KY58 openings58
45Durham NC57 openings57
46Irving TX57 openings57
47Baltimore MD56 openings56
48Detroit MI55 openings55
49Fort Worth TX55 openings55
50Jacksonville FL55 openings55
51Menlo Park CA54 openings54
52Alpharetta GA53 openings53
53Foster CA52 openings52
54Herndon VA51 openings51
55Oakland CA51 openings51
56Rockville MD50 openings50
57Tallahassee FL50 openings50
58Waltham MA50 openings50

The jobs behind this ranking

Open data & analytics 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 data and analytics jobs?
New York has the most openings in this job family in the United States: 1,713 openings.
How many cities are ranked?
58 cities have at least 50 openings, so the list has 58 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 data and analytics jobs,” November 2026 edition. https://launchyournextchapter.com/rankings/best-cities-for-data-and-analytics-jobs

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

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