{"h1":"Best cities for marketing jobs","faq":[{"a":"New York has the most openings in this job family in the United States: 1,754 openings.","q":"Which city ranks first: best cities for marketing jobs?"},{"a":"31 cities have at least 50 openings, so the list has 31 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. Older editions stay on this site at their own dated addresses.","q":"How often is it updated?"}],"lead":"New York has the most openings in this job family in the United States: 1,754 openings.","minN":50,"rows":[{"n":1754,"bar":1,"key":"NY|new york","sub":"NY","href":"/places/new-york/city/new-york","name":"New York","rank":1,"stats":[{"label":"Share of the city's openings","value":"9%"},{"label":"Median posted pay","value":"$162k"},{"label":"All openings in the city","value":"20,589"}],"value":1754,"change":null,"employers":["Amazon","Publicis Groupe","Morgan Stanley"],"valueLabel":"1,754 openings"},{"n":823,"bar":0.4692132269099202,"key":"CA|san francisco","sub":"CA","href":"/places/california/city/san-francisco","name":"San Francisco","rank":2,"stats":[{"label":"Share of the city's openings","value":"7%"},{"label":"Median posted pay","value":"$197k"},{"label":"All openings in the city","value":"11,798"}],"value":823,"change":null,"employers":["OpenAI","Anthropic","University Of California San Francisco Foundation"],"valueLabel":"823 openings"},{"n":407,"bar":0.2320410490307868,"key":"IL|chicago","sub":"IL","href":"/places/illinois/city/chicago","name":"Chicago","rank":3,"stats":[{"label":"Share of the city's openings","value":"5%"},{"label":"Median posted pay","value":"$135k"},{"label":"All openings in the city","value":"7,607"}],"value":407,"change":null,"employers":["Publicis Groupe","Northern Trust","Confidential"],"valueLabel":"407 openings"},{"n":309,"bar":0.1761687571265678,"key":"CA|los angeles","sub":"CA","href":"/places/california/city/los-angeles","name":"Los Angeles","rank":4,"stats":[{"label":"Share of the city's openings","value":"6%"},{"label":"Median posted pay","value":"$150k"},{"label":"All openings in the city","value":"5,126"}],"value":309,"change":null,"employers":["K2 Space","Cedars-sinai Medical Center","Apex Space"],"valueLabel":"309 openings"},{"n":294,"bar":0.1676168757126568,"key":"TX|austin","sub":"TX","href":"/places/texas/city/austin","name":"Austin","rank":5,"stats":[{"label":"Share of the city's openings","value":"5%"},{"label":"Median posted pay","value":"$150k"},{"label":"All openings in the city","value":"5,903"}],"value":294,"change":null,"employers":["Amazon","Advanced Micro Devices","Cloudflare"],"valueLabel":"294 openings"},{"n":233,"bar":0.1328392246294185,"key":"MA|boston","sub":"MA","href":"/places/massachusetts/city/boston","name":"Boston","rank":6,"stats":[{"label":"Share of the city's openings","value":"5%"},{"label":"Median posted pay","value":"$139k"},{"label":"All openings in the city","value":"5,143"}],"value":233,"change":null,"employers":["Vertex Pharmaceuticals","State Street","Confidential"],"valueLabel":"233 openings"},{"n":230,"bar":0.1311288483466363,"key":"WA|seattle","sub":"WA","href":"/places/washington/city/seattle","name":"Seattle","rank":7,"stats":[{"label":"Share of the city's openings","value":"4%"},{"label":"Median posted pay","value":"$170k"},{"label":"All openings in the city","value":"5,343"}],"value":230,"change":null,"employers":["Amazon","Blue Origin","Shield AI"],"valueLabel":"230 openings"},{"n":230,"bar":0.1311288483466363,"key":"DC|washington","sub":"DC","href":"/places/district-of-columbia/city/washington","name":"Washington","rank":8,"stats":[{"label":"Share of the city's openings","value":"5%"},{"label":"Median posted pay","value":"$146k"},{"label":"All openings in the city","value":"4,457"}],"value":230,"change":null,"employers":["Anduril Industries","CACI International","Shield AI"],"valueLabel":"230 openings"},{"n":185,"bar":0.1054732041049031,"key":"GA|atlanta","sub":"GA","href":"/places/georgia/city/atlanta","name":"Atlanta","rank":9,"stats":[{"label":"Share of the city's openings","value":"3%"},{"label":"Median posted pay","value":"$115k"},{"label":"All openings in the city","value":"5,566"}],"value":185,"change":null,"employers":["Emory University","Oxford College of Emory University","Capgemini Invent"],"valueLabel":"185 openings"},{"n":184,"bar":0.104903078677309,"key":"TX|dallas","sub":"TX","href":"/places/texas/city/dallas","name":"Dallas","rank":10,"stats":[{"label":"Share of the city's openings","value":"4%"},{"label":"Median posted pay","value":"$136k"},{"label":"All openings in the city","value":"4,429"}],"value":184,"change":null,"employers":["Amazon","Shield AI","Texas Instruments"],"valueLabel":"184 openings"},{"n":145,"bar":0.08266818700114024,"key":"FL|miami","sub":"FL","href":"/places/florida/city/miami","name":"Miami","rank":11,"stats":[{"label":"Share of the city's openings","value":"6%"},{"label":"Median posted pay","value":"$94k"},{"label":"All openings in the city","value":"2,344"}],"value":145,"change":null,"employers":["University Of Miami","Royal Caribbean Cruises","Princess Cruises / Holland America Line"],"valueLabel":"145 openings"},{"n":104,"bar":0.05929304446978335,"key":"TX|houston","sub":"TX","href":"/places/texas/city/houston","name":"Houston","rank":12,"stats":[{"label":"Share of the city's openings","value":"2%"},{"label":"Median posted pay","value":"Not enough pay data"},{"label":"All openings in the city","value":"4,330"}],"value":104,"change":null,"employers":["Axiom Space","Trinzic","Fervo Energy"],"valueLabel":"104 openings"},{"n":102,"bar":0.05815279361459521,"key":"NC|charlotte","sub":"NC","href":"/places/north-carolina/city/charlotte","name":"Charlotte","rank":13,"stats":[{"label":"Share of the city's openings","value":"3%"},{"label":"Median posted pay","value":"$83k"},{"label":"All openings in the city","value":"3,198"}],"value":102,"change":null,"employers":["Truist Financial","Scout Motors","SMBC Americas"],"valueLabel":"102 openings"},{"n":96,"bar":0.05473204104903079,"key":"CA|san jose","sub":"CA","href":"/places/california/city/san-jose","name":"San Jose","rank":14,"stats":[{"label":"Share of the city's openings","value":"4%"},{"label":"Median posted pay","value":"$226k"},{"label":"All openings in the city","value":"2,379"}],"value":96,"change":null,"employers":["Super Micro Computer","Advanced Micro Devices","Cisco Systems"],"valueLabel":"96 openings"},{"n":90,"bar":0.05131128848346636,"key":"AZ|phoenix","sub":"AZ","href":"/places/arizona/city/phoenix","name":"Phoenix","rank":15,"stats":[{"label":"Share of the city's openings","value":"3%"},{"label":"Median posted pay","value":"$117k"},{"label":"All openings in the city","value":"2,749"}],"value":90,"change":null,"employers":["Honeywell Aerospace","State of Arizona","American Society for Microbiology"],"valueLabel":"90 openings"},{"n":87,"bar":0.04960091220068415,"key":"CO|denver","sub":"CO","href":"/places/colorado/city/denver","name":"Denver","rank":16,"stats":[{"label":"Share of the city's openings","value":"3%"},{"label":"Median posted pay","value":"$152k"},{"label":"All openings in the city","value":"2,867"}],"value":87,"change":null,"employers":["True Anomaly","Blue Origin","Amazon"],"valueLabel":"87 openings"},{"n":87,"bar":0.04960091220068415,"key":"NY|new york","sub":"NY","href":"/places/new-york/city/new-york","name":"New York","rank":17,"stats":[{"label":"Share of the city's openings","value":"0%"},{"label":"Median posted pay","value":"$140k"},{"label":"All openings in the city","value":"20,589"}],"value":87,"change":null,"employers":["Amazon","Publicis Groupe","Morgan Stanley"],"valueLabel":"87 openings"},{"n":86,"bar":0.04903078677309008,"key":"CA|san diego","sub":"CA","href":"/places/california/city/san-diego","name":"San Diego","rank":18,"stats":[{"label":"Share of the city's openings","value":"3%"},{"label":"Median posted pay","value":"$145k"},{"label":"All openings in the city","value":"3,085"}],"value":86,"change":null,"employers":["Qualcomm Inc/De","Qualcomm Technologies","General Atomics"],"valueLabel":"86 openings"},{"n":83,"bar":0.04732041049030787,"key":"OH|columbus","sub":"OH","href":"/places/ohio/city/columbus","name":"Columbus","rank":19,"stats":[{"label":"Share of the city's openings","value":"4%"},{"label":"Median posted pay","value":"$68k"},{"label":"All openings in the city","value":"1,892"}],"value":83,"change":null,"employers":["State of Ohio","Nationwide","Ohio State University-Newark Campus"],"valueLabel":"83 openings"},{"n":76,"bar":0.04332953249714937,"key":"VA|arlington","sub":"VA","href":"/places/virginia/city/arlington","name":"Arlington","rank":20,"stats":[{"label":"Share of the city's openings","value":"4%"},{"label":"Median posted pay","value":"$153k"},{"label":"All openings in the city","value":"1,989"}],"value":76,"change":null,"employers":["Amazon","AWS","Bloomberg Industry Group"],"valueLabel":"76 openings"},{"n":73,"bar":0.04161915621436716,"key":"FL|tampa","sub":"FL","href":"/places/florida/city/tampa","name":"Tampa","rank":21,"stats":[{"label":"Share of the city's openings","value":"4%"},{"label":"Median posted pay","value":"$75k"},{"label":"All openings in the city","value":"1,738"}],"value":73,"change":null,"employers":["DTCC","University of South Florida","Tampa Electric"],"valueLabel":"73 openings"},{"n":65,"bar":0.03705815279361459,"key":"CA|sacramento","sub":"CA","href":"/places/california/city/sacramento","name":"Sacramento","rank":22,"stats":[{"label":"Share of the city's openings","value":"5%"},{"label":"Median posted pay","value":"$123k"},{"label":"All openings in the city","value":"1,364"}],"value":65,"change":null,"employers":["Sutter Health","California Correctional Health Care Services","Nalu Medical"],"valueLabel":"65 openings"},{"n":64,"bar":0.03648802736602053,"key":"KY|louisville","sub":"KY","href":"/places/kentucky/city/louisville","name":"Louisville","rank":23,"stats":[{"label":"Share of the city's openings","value":"3%"},{"label":"Median posted pay","value":"$83k"},{"label":"All openings in the city","value":"2,065"}],"value":64,"change":null,"employers":["BrightSpring Health Services","Norton Healthcare","GE Appliances"],"valueLabel":"64 openings"},{"n":62,"bar":0.03534777651083238,"key":"CA|mountain view","sub":"CA","href":"/places/california/city/mountain-view","name":"Mountain View","rank":24,"stats":[{"label":"Share of the city's openings","value":"4%"},{"label":"Median posted pay","value":"$185k"},{"label":"All openings in the city","value":"1,515"}],"value":62,"change":null,"employers":["Intuit","Waymo","Google"],"valueLabel":"62 openings"},{"n":60,"bar":0.03420752565564424,"key":"MA|cambridge","sub":"MA","href":"/places/massachusetts/city/cambridge","name":"Cambridge","rank":25,"stats":[{"label":"Share of the city's openings","value":"5%"},{"label":"Median posted pay","value":"$211k"},{"label":"All openings in the city","value":"1,141"}],"value":60,"change":null,"employers":["Harvard University","Biogen","Alnylam Pharmaceuticals"],"valueLabel":"60 openings"},{"n":60,"bar":0.03420752565564424,"key":"TN|nashville","sub":"TN","href":null,"name":"Nashville","rank":26,"stats":[{"label":"Share of the city's openings","value":"4%"},{"label":"Median posted pay","value":"$89k"},{"label":"All openings in the city","value":"1,650"}],"value":60,"change":null,"employers":["Oracle","Amazon","Vanderbilt University"],"valueLabel":"60 openings"},{"n":60,"bar":0.03420752565564424,"key":"TX|plano","sub":"TX","href":"/places/texas/city/plano","name":"Plano","rank":27,"stats":[{"label":"Share of the city's openings","value":"6%"},{"label":"Median posted pay","value":"Not enough pay data"},{"label":"All openings in the city","value":"1,051"}],"value":60,"change":null,"employers":["NTT Data","Pepsico","JPMorgan Chase"],"valueLabel":"60 openings"},{"n":55,"bar":0.03135689851767389,"key":"CA|san mateo","sub":"CA","href":"/places/california/city/san-mateo","name":"San Mateo","rank":28,"stats":[{"label":"Share of the city's openings","value":"6%"},{"label":"Median posted pay","value":"$188k"},{"label":"All openings in the city","value":"894"}],"value":55,"change":null,"employers":["Roblox","Verkada","Skydio"],"valueLabel":"55 openings"},{"n":53,"bar":0.03021664766248575,"key":"PA|philadelphia","sub":"PA","href":"/places/pennsylvania/city/philadelphia","name":"Philadelphia","rank":29,"stats":[{"label":"Share of the city's openings","value":"3%"},{"label":"Median posted pay","value":"$100k"},{"label":"All openings in the city","value":"1,820"}],"value":53,"change":null,"employers":["Confidential","GSK","Children's Hospital of Philadelphia"],"valueLabel":"53 openings"},{"n":50,"bar":0.02850627137970354,"key":"OH|cincinnati","sub":"OH","href":"/places/ohio/city/cincinnati","name":"Cincinnati","rank":30,"stats":[{"label":"Share of the city's openings","value":"4%"},{"label":"Median posted pay","value":"Not enough pay data"},{"label":"All openings in the city","value":"1,379"}],"value":50,"change":null,"employers":["Medpace Holdings","Cincinnati Childrens Hospital Medical Center","Procter & Gamble"],"valueLabel":"50 openings"},{"n":50,"bar":0.02850627137970354,"key":"CA|santa clara","sub":"CA","href":"/places/california/city/santa-clara","name":"Santa Clara","rank":31,"stats":[{"label":"Share of the city's openings","value":"3%"},{"label":"Median posted pay","value":"$212k"},{"label":"All openings in the city","value":"1,530"}],"value":50,"change":null,"employers":["Pure Storage","Advanced Micro Devices","Amazon"],"valueLabel":"50 openings"}],"slug":"best-cities-for-marketing-jobs","unit":"openings","scope":{"id":"us","kind":"national","name":"United States"},"title":"Best cities for marketing jobs","family":"Job families","method":["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."],"builtAt":"2026-11-03T03:37:22.058Z","edition":"2026-11","measure":"fnopen","sources":["NextChapter job data: open professional roles on employer career sites, verified in the last week"],"baseline":null,"keyFacts":["#1 New York, NY: 1,754 openings","#2 San Francisco, CA: 823 openings","#3 Chicago, IL: 407 openings","31 cities ranked in the United States","Data as of November 2026"],"placeNoun":"cities","commentary":["The lead is wide: New York (1,754 openings) is well clear of Dallas at #10 (184 openings).","New York is the largest market in the top ten, with 1,754 openings behind its figure.","Cities with fewer than 50 openings are not ranked, and small differences between neighbouring ranks are not meaningful."],"license":"Free to use and share with a link to https://launchyournextchapter.com/rankings/best-cities-for-marketing-jobs"}