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Best cities for HR jobs

New York has the most openings in this job family in the United States: 994 openings.November 2026 edition. Updated monthly, from open jobs we verified on employer career sites.

Key facts

  • #1 New York, NY: 994 openings
  • #2 San Francisco, CA: 442 openings
  • #3 Chicago, IL: 328 openings
  • 30 cities ranked in the United States
  • Data as of November 2026
  1. 1New York NY994 openings
  2. 2San Francisco CA442 openings
  3. 3Chicago IL328 openings
  4. 4Austin TX245 openings
  5. 5Atlanta GA229 openings
  6. 6Los Angeles CA214 openings
  7. 7Dallas TX189 openings
  8. 8Boston MA187 openings
  9. 9Houston TX185 openings
  10. 10Seattle WA183 openings

What stands out

  • The lead is wide: New York (994 openings) is well clear of Seattle at #10 (183 openings).
  • New York is the largest market in the top ten, with 994 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

    994 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    5%
    Median posted pay
    $150k
    All openings in the city
    20,589

    Hiring most here: Amazon, Publicis Groupe, Morgan Stanley

    Based on 994 openings.

    Jobs and employers in New York

  2. 2

    San Francisco CA

    442 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    4%
    Median posted pay
    $175k
    All openings in the city
    11,798

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

    Based on 442 openings.

    Jobs and employers in San Francisco

  3. 3

    Chicago IL

    328 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    4%
    Median posted pay
    $116k
    All openings in the city
    7,607

    Hiring most here: Publicis Groupe, Northern Trust, Confidential

    Based on 328 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Chicago

  4. 4

    Austin TX

    245 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    4%
    Median posted pay
    $125k
    All openings in the city
    5,903

    Hiring most here: Amazon, Advanced Micro Devices, Cloudflare

    Based on 245 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Austin

  5. 5

    Atlanta GA

    229 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    4%
    Median posted pay
    $138k
    All openings in the city
    5,566

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

    Based on 229 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Atlanta

  6. 6

    Los Angeles CA

    214 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    4%
    Median posted pay
    $120k
    All openings in the city
    5,126

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

    Based on 214 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Los Angeles

  7. 7

    Dallas TX

    189 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    4%
    Median posted pay
    $130k
    All openings in the city
    4,429

    Hiring most here: Amazon, Shield AI, Texas Instruments

    Based on 189 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Dallas

  8. 8

    Boston MA

    187 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    4%
    Median posted pay
    $136k
    All openings in the city
    5,143

    Hiring most here: Vertex Pharmaceuticals, State Street, Confidential

    Based on 187 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Boston

  9. 9

    Houston TX

    185 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    4%
    Median posted pay
    $93k
    All openings in the city
    4,330

    Hiring most here: Axiom Space, Trinzic, Fervo Energy

    Based on 185 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Houston

  10. 10

    Seattle WA

    183 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    3%
    Median posted pay
    $165k
    All openings in the city
    5,343

    Hiring most here: Amazon, Blue Origin, Shield AI

    Based on 183 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Seattle

  11. 11

    Washington DC

    150 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    3%
    Median posted pay
    $140k
    All openings in the city
    4,457

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

    Based on 150 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Washington

  12. 12

    Phoenix AZ

    142 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    5%
    Median posted pay
    $75k
    All openings in the city
    2,749

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

    Based on 142 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Phoenix

  13. 13

    Miami FL

    134 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    6%
    Median posted pay
    $141k
    All openings in the city
    2,344

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

    Based on 134 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Miami

  14. 14

    Charlotte NC

    121 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    4%
    Median posted pay
    $114k
    All openings in the city
    3,198

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

    Based on 121 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Charlotte

  15. 15

    Denver CO

    108 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    4%
    Median posted pay
    $103k
    All openings in the city
    2,867

    Hiring most here: True Anomaly, Blue Origin, Amazon

    Based on 108 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Denver

  16. 16

    Louisville KY

    104 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    5%
    Median posted pay
    $80k
    All openings in the city
    2,065

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

    Based on 104 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Louisville

  17. 17

    Sacramento CA

    81 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    6%
    Median posted pay
    $101k
    All openings in the city
    1,364

    Hiring most here: Sutter Health, California Correctional Health Care Services, Nalu Medical

    Based on 81 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Sacramento

  18. 18

    Minneapolis MN

    78 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    6%
    Median posted pay
    $120k
    All openings in the city
    1,276

    Hiring most here: Mortenson, Target ALS Foundation, Ameriprise Certificate

    Based on 78 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Minneapolis

  19. 19

    San Diego CA

    78 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    3%
    Median posted pay
    $100k
    All openings in the city
    3,085

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

    Based on 78 openings.

    Jobs and employers in San Diego

  20. 20

    Arlington VA

    73 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    4%
    Median posted pay
    $136k
    All openings in the city
    1,989

    Hiring most here: Amazon, AWS, Bloomberg Industry Group

    Based on 73 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Arlington

  21. 21

    Columbus OH

    73 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    4%
    Median posted pay
    Not enough pay data
    All openings in the city
    1,892

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

    Based on 73 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Columbus

  22. 22

    Tampa FL

    69 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    4%
    Median posted pay
    $80k
    All openings in the city
    1,738

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

    Based on 69 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Tampa

  23. 23

    Nashville TN

    65 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    4%
    Median posted pay
    Not enough pay data
    All openings in the city
    1,650

    Hiring most here: Oracle, Amazon, Vanderbilt University

    Based on 65 openings.

  24. 24

    San Jose CA

    65 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    3%
    Median posted pay
    $125k
    All openings in the city
    2,379

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

    Based on 65 openings.

    Jobs and employers in San Jose

  25. 25

    San Antonio TX

    58 openings

    Share of the city's openings
    5%
    Median posted pay
    Not enough pay data
    All openings in the city
    1,282

    Hiring most here: H-E-B, University Health San Antonio, UT Health San Antonio

    Based on 58 openings.

    Jobs and employers in San Antonio

Full ranking

All 30 cities that qualified, with the figure each is ranked on.

RankCityScoreSample
1New York NY994 openings994
2San Francisco CA442 openings442
3Chicago IL328 openings328
4Austin TX245 openings245
5Atlanta GA229 openings229
6Los Angeles CA214 openings214
7Dallas TX189 openings189
8Boston MA187 openings187
9Houston TX185 openings185
10Seattle WA183 openings183
11Washington DC150 openings150
12Phoenix AZ142 openings142
13Miami FL134 openings134
14Charlotte NC121 openings121
15Denver CO108 openings108
16Louisville KY104 openings104
17Sacramento CA81 openings81
18Minneapolis MN78 openings78
19San Diego CA78 openings78
20Arlington VA73 openings73
21Columbus OH73 openings73
22Tampa FL69 openings69
23Nashville TN65 openings65
24San Jose CA65 openings65
25San Antonio TX58 openings58
26Indianapolis IN55 openings55
27Philadelphia PA55 openings55
28Pittsburgh PA54 openings54
29Irving TX53 openings53
30Las Vegas NV50 openings50

The jobs behind this ranking

Open human resources 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 hr jobs?
New York has the most openings in this job family in the United States: 994 openings.
How many cities are ranked?
30 cities have at least 50 openings, so the list has 30 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 HR jobs,” November 2026 edition. https://launchyournextchapter.com/rankings/best-cities-for-hr-jobs

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

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