Best Places for Jobs Raleigh and Kansas City Top New Glassdoor Report

Best Places for Jobs Raleigh and Kansas City Top New Glassdoor Report A new Glassdoor study ranked America’s 50 biggest cities and come up with the best 25 for workers. [time-related-module] The formula weights each city’s housing affordability, how employees rate their job satisfaction on Glassdoor’s site, and how easy it is to get a job (the ratio of openings to population). Thanks in great part to its location in the university-heavy “Research Triangle,” Raleigh, N.C., is the top-rated metropolitan area for jobs. Like Austin and Seattle, which also rank in the top five, the city has benefitted from a tech boom in recent years, as companies and workers have left higher-cost areas like San Francisco and New York. Scroll down for the top 25 citiesâ€"or check out the full ranking at Glassdoor, which has Riverside, Calif., and Las Vegas landing at the bottom of the list. Raleigh, NC â€" Glassdoor Job Score: 4.1 Number of Job Openings: 24,146 Population: 1,242,974 Median Base Salary: $50,950 Median Home Value: $198,400 Job Satisfaction Rating: 3.3 Kansas City, MO â€" Glassdoor Job Score: 3.9 Number of Job Openings: 28,786 Population: 2,071,133 Median Base Salary: $46,000 Median Home Value: $138,500 Job Satisfaction Rating: 3.2 Oklahoma City, OK â€" Glassdoor Job Score: 3.9 Number of Job Openings: 16,759 Population: 1,336,767 Median Base Salary: $38,100 Median Home Value: $129,400 Job Satisfaction Rating: 3.3 Austin, TX â€" Glassdoor Job Score: 3.9 Number of Job Openings: 33,198 Population: 1,943,299 Median Base Salary: $50,000 Median Home Value: $226,400 Job Satisfaction Rating: 3.3 Seattle, WA â€" Glassdoor Job Score: 3.9 Number of Job Openings: 69,423 Population: 3,671,478 Median Base Salary: $70,000 Median Home Value: $344,700 Job Satisfaction Rating: 3.3 Salt Lake City, UT â€" Glassdoor Job Score: 3.8 Number of Job Openings: 17,970 Population: 1,153,340 Median Base Salary: $44,000 Median Home Value: $224,000 Job Satisfaction Rating: 3.4 San Jose, CA â€" Glassdoor Job Score: 3.7 Number of Job Openings: 51,439 Population: 1,952,872 Median Base Salary: $99,000 Median Home Value: $863,800 Job Satisfaction Rating: 3.5 Louisville, KY â€" Glassdoor Job Score: 3.7 Number of Job Openings: 16,295 Population: 1,269,702 Median Base Salary: $40,000 Median Home Value: $131,100 Job Satisfaction Rating: 3.2 San Antonio, TX â€" Glassdoor Job Score: 3.7 Number of Job Openings: 29,980 Population: 2,328,652 Median Base Salary: $40,000 Median Home Value: $147,600 Job Satisfaction Rating: 3.3 Washington, D.C. â€" Glassdoor Job Score: 3.7 Number of Job Openings: 116,770 Population: 6,033,737 Median Base Salary: $61,000 Median Home Value: $361,200 Job Satisfaction Rating: 3.4 St. Louis, MO â€" Glassdoor Job Score: 3.7 Number of Job Openings: 31,365 Population: 2,806,207 Median Base Salary: $45,000 Median Home Value: $133,200 Job Satisfaction Rating: 3.3 San Francisco, CA â€" Glassdoor Job Score: 3.7 Number of Job Openings: 94,933 Population: 4,594,060 Median Base Salary: $70,000 Median Home Value: $728,000 Job Satisfaction Rating: 3.5 Columbus, OH â€" Glassdoor Job Score: 3.6 Number of Job Openings: 25,242 Population: 1,994,536 Median Base Salary: $43,000 Median Home Value: $146,700 Job Satisfaction Rating: 3.2 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX â€" Glassdoor Job Score: 3.6 Number of Job Openings: 102,311 Population: 6,954,330 Median Base Salary: $50,000 Median Home Value: $157,900 Job Satisfaction Rating: 3.2 Boston, MA â€" Glassdoor Job Score: 3.6 Number of Job Openings: 86,565 Population: 4,732,161 Median Base Salary: $56,000 Median Home Value: $367,600 Job Satisfaction Rating: 3.4 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN â€" Glassdoor Job Score: 3.6 Number of Job Openings: 48,231 Population: 3,495,176 Median Base Salary: $52,000 Median Home Value: $210,300 Job Satisfaction Rating: 3.2 Atlanta, GA â€" Glassdoor Job Score: 3.5 Number of Job Openings: 69,642 Population: 5,614,323 Median Base Salary: $49,180 Median Home Value: $155,200 Job Satisfaction Rating: 3.2 Memphis, TN â€" Glassdoor Job Score: 3.4 Number of Job Openings: 14,776 Population: 1,343,230 Median Base Salary: $42,000 Median Home Value: $107,000 Job Satisfaction Rating: 3.2 Indianapolis, IN â€" Glassdoor Job Score: 3.3 Number of Job Openings: 23,863 Population: 1,971,274 Median Base Salary: $44,000 Median Home Value: $130,100 Job Satisfaction Rating: 3.2 Chicago, IL â€" Glassdoor Job Score: 3.3 Number of Job Openings: 124,633 Population: 9,554,598 Median Base Salary: $50,000 Median Home Value: $186,900 Job Satisfaction Rating: 3.2 Houston, TX â€" Glassdoor Job Score: 3.3 Number of Job Openings: 74,442 Population: 6,490,180 Median Base Salary: $52,000 Median Home Value: $157,900 Job Satisfaction Rating: 3.2 Baltimore, MD â€" Glassdoor Job Score: 3.3 Number of Job Openings: 45,558 Population: 2,785,874 Median Base Salary: $46,000 Median Home Value: $244,100 Job Satisfaction Rating: 3.2 Richmond, VA â€" Glassdoor Job Score: 3.2 Number of Job Openings: 17,933 Population: 1,260,029 Median Base Salary: $45,000 Median Home Value: $186,300 Job Satisfaction Rating: 3.2 Pittsburgh, PA â€" Glassdoor Job Score: 3.1 Number of Job Openings: 29,456 Population: 2,355,968 Median Base Salary: $43,000 Median Home Value: $124,500 Job Satisfaction Rating: 3.1 Nashville, TN â€" Glassdoor Job Score: 3.1 Number of Job Openings: 27,850 Population: 1,792,649 Median Base Salary: $41,600 Median Home Value: $176,700 Job Satisfaction Rating: 3.2 Close Modal DialogThis is a modal window. 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