2026
Best cities for software developers to move to
375 metros with a published BLS OEWS May 2025 median, ranked by what is left after tax and rent. One adult, one bedroom. Seattle leaves $6,535 a month.
| Rank | Metro | Pay | Left over | Employment | LQ | Paid to move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seattle, WAAll jobs | $167,280 | $6,535/mo | 92,770 | 4.10 | — |
| 2 | Boulder, COAll jobs | $164,560 | $6,319/mo | 7,130 | 3.41 | — |
| 3 | San Jose, CAAll jobs | $213,110 | $6,306/mo | 87,350 | 7.09 | — |
| 4 | Manchester, NHAll jobs | $162,090 | $6,278/mo | 4,370 | 2.02 | — |
| 5 | Pittsfield, MAAll jobs | $154,860 | $5,800/mo | 280 | 0.46 | — |
| 6 | Bremerton, WAAll jobs | $146,200 | $5,565/mo | 690 | 0.68 | — |
| 7 | Ames, IAAll jobs | $129,440 | $5,429/mo | 470 | 0.77 | — |
| 8 | Sherman, TXAll jobs | $128,630 | $5,423/mo | 120 | 0.21 | — |
| 9 | San Francisco, CAAll jobs | $186,640 | $5,417/mo | 69,030 | 2.68 | — |
| 10 | Punta Gorda, FLAll jobs | $134,510 | $5,342/mo | 280 | 0.45 | — |
| 11 | El Paso, TXAll jobs | $127,310 | $5,322/mo | 1,360 | 0.37 | — |
| 12 | Austin, TXAll jobs | $134,120 | $5,298/mo | 31,960 | 2.28 | — |
| 13 | Spokane, WAAll jobs | $130,690 | $5,238/mo | 1,840 | 0.66 | — |
| 14 | San Antonio, TXAll jobs | $128,430 | $5,233/mo | 8,010 | 0.65 | — |
| 15 | Dallas, TXAll jobs | $133,290 | $5,229/mo | 67,030 | 1.52 | — |
| 16 | Rocky Mount, NCAll jobs | $130,600 | $5,224/mo | 120 | 0.20 | — |
| 17 | Kokomo, INAll jobs | $132,390 | $5,211/mo | 60 | 0.15 | — |
| 18 | Bridgeport, CTAll jobs | $162,650 | $5,200/mo | 3,090 | 0.70 | — |
| 19 | Portland, ORAll jobs | $156,000 | $5,192/mo | 18,260 | 1.39 | — |
| 20 | Wildwood, FLAll jobs | $128,560 | $5,164/mo | 130 | 0.29 | — |
| 21 | Beaumont, TXAll jobs | $124,470 | $5,152/mo | 420 | 0.24 | — |
| 22 | Killeen, TXAll jobs | $123,320 | $5,137/mo | 470 | 0.28 | — |
| 23 | Memphis, TNAll jobs | $125,580 | $5,136/mo | 2,270 | 0.34 | West Memphis (MakeMyMove) |
| 24 | Houston, TXAll jobs | $129,440 | $5,131/mo | 22,940 | 0.64 | — |
| 25 | Jacksonville, FLAll jobs | $130,330 | $5,124/mo | 7,200 | 0.87 | — |
| 26 | Durham, NCAll jobs | $135,620 | $5,077/mo | 9,790 | 2.62 | — |
| 27 | Odessa, TXAll jobs | $127,080 | $5,071/mo | 110 | 0.13 | — |
| 28 | Carson City, NVAll jobs | $130,500 | $5,070/mo | 90 | 0.25 | — |
| 29 | Tyler, TXAll jobs | $123,760 | $5,062/mo | 320 | 0.26 | — |
| 30 | Palm Bay, FLAll jobs | $131,760 | $5,059/mo | 5,030 | 1.89 | — |
| 31 | Boston, MAAll jobs | $166,090 | $5,007/mo | 42,310 | 1.44 | — |
| 32 | Las Vegas, NVAll jobs | $129,940 | $4,988/mo | 2,900 | 0.23 | — |
| 33 | Corpus Christi, TXAll jobs | $123,580 | $4,979/mo | 520 | 0.25 | — |
| 34 | Longview, WAAll jobs | $130,000 | $4,977/mo | 150 | 0.33 | — |
| 35 | Peoria, ILAll jobs | $130,590 | $4,966/mo | 1,650 | 0.92 | — |
| 36 | Sebastian, FLAll jobs | $132,720 | $4,952/mo | 190 | 0.30 | — |
| 37 | Worcester, MAAll jobs | $146,950 | $4,952/mo | 1,800 | 0.47 | — |
| 38 | Midland, TXAll jobs | $126,190 | $4,945/mo | 400 | 0.30 | — |
| 39 | Homosassa Springs, FLAll jobs | $124,540 | $4,944/mo | 90 | 0.22 | — |
| 40 | Waco, TXAll jobs | $123,080 | $4,935/mo | 490 | 0.35 | — |
| 41 | Jackson, MIAll jobs | $130,220 | $4,933/mo | 390 | 0.64 | — |
| 42 | North Port, FLAll jobs | $131,890 | $4,926/mo | 1,680 | 0.46 | — |
| 43 | Charlotte, NCAll jobs | $135,920 | $4,920/mo | 20,820 | 1.41 | — |
| 44 | Des Moines, IAAll jobs | $126,460 | $4,916/mo | 4,240 | 0.97 | — |
| 45 | Asheville, NCAll jobs | $134,350 | $4,899/mo | 780 | 0.40 | — |
| 46 | Crestview, FLAll jobs | $130,640 | $4,883/mo | 1,380 | 1.01 | — |
| 47 | Wenatchee, WAAll jobs | $131,970 | $4,868/mo | 160 | 0.29 | — |
| 48 | Phoenix, AZAll jobs | $131,750 | $4,857/mo | 29,380 | 1.14 | — |
| 49 | Washington, DCAll jobs | $154,930 | $4,842/mo | 69,060 | 2.03 | — |
| 50 | Rochester, MNAll jobs | $134,450 | $4,836/mo | 1,840 | 1.38 | — |
| 51 | Raleigh, NCAll jobs | $132,770 | $4,821/mo | 12,580 | 1.56 | — |
| 52 | Cheyenne, WYAll jobs | $121,990 | $4,813/mo | 540 | 1.02 | — |
| 53 | Colorado Springs, COAll jobs | $134,280 | $4,802/mo | 4,850 | 1.41 | — |
| 54 | McAllen, TXAll jobs | $116,120 | $4,796/mo | 400 | 0.13 | — |
| 55 | Tucson, AZAll jobs | $123,710 | $4,796/mo | 4,060 | 0.96 | — |
| 56 | Cape Coral, FLAll jobs | $126,940 | $4,795/mo | 1,330 | 0.40 | — |
| 57 | Amarillo, TXAll jobs | $116,530 | $4,793/mo | 320 | 0.24 | — |
| 58 | Tampa, FLAll jobs | $130,450 | $4,778/mo | 14,230 | 0.91 | — |
| 59 | Burlington, NCAll jobs | $127,570 | $4,774/mo | 270 | 0.36 | — |
| 60 | Texarkana, TXAll jobs | $116,490 | $4,774/mo | 80 | 0.12 | — |
| 61 | Orlando, FLAll jobs | $129,620 | $4,769/mo | 13,440 | 0.88 | — |
| 62 | Albany, GAAll jobs | $124,230 | $4,763/mo | 290 | 0.46 | — |
| 63 | Lubbock, TXAll jobs | $115,190 | $4,758/mo | 340 | 0.19 | — |
| 64 | Tallahassee, FLAll jobs | $121,800 | $4,757/mo | 1,320 | 0.65 | — |
| 65 | Nashville, TNAll jobs | $126,610 | $4,750/mo | 7,750 | 0.65 | — |
| 66 | Fort Collins, COAll jobs | $133,990 | $4,748/mo | 1,820 | 0.99 | — |
| 67 | Huntsville, ALAll jobs | $128,080 | $4,730/mo | 7,030 | 2.43 | — |
| 68 | Denver, COAll jobs | $137,610 | $4,721/mo | 27,010 | 1.55 | — |
| 69 | Battle Creek, MIAll jobs | $126,050 | $4,701/mo | 190 | 0.32 | — |
| 70 | St. Louis, MOAll jobs | $129,030 | $4,693/mo | 9,820 | 0.67 | — |
| 71 | Pinehurst, NCAll jobs | $130,240 | $4,688/mo | 200 | 0.42 | — |
| 72 | Provo, UTAll jobs | $131,210 | $4,682/mo | 7,870 | 2.38 | — |
| 73 | Gainesville, FLAll jobs | $122,950 | $4,678/mo | 580 | 0.35 | — |
| 74 | Bloomington, ILAll jobs | $123,320 | $4,667/mo | 1,570 | 1.64 | — |
| 75 | Bay City, MIAll jobs | $124,420 | $4,663/mo | 90 | 0.25 | — |
| 76 | Kennewick, WAAll jobs | $127,800 | $4,650/mo | 820 | 0.58 | — |
| 77 | Knoxville, TNAll jobs | $121,750 | $4,647/mo | 2,390 | 0.52 | — |
| 78 | Glens Falls, NYAll jobs | $132,040 | $4,644/mo | 150 | 0.27 | — |
| 79 | Greeley, COAll jobs | $129,480 | $4,636/mo | 560 | 0.43 | — |
| 80 | Greensboro, NCAll jobs | $125,190 | $4,634/mo | 1,710 | 0.43 | — |
| 81 | Yuma, AZAll jobs | $121,610 | $4,631/mo | 230 | 0.31 | — |
| 82 | Weirton, WVAll jobs | $118,130 | $4,628/mo | 50 | 0.12 | — |
| 83 | Oxnard, CAAll jobs | $159,430 | $4,627/mo | 2,170 | 0.62 | — |
| 84 | Bellingham, WAAll jobs | $128,250 | $4,623/mo | 640 | 0.64 | — |
| 85 | San Diego, CAAll jobs | $163,270 | $4,622/mo | 20,610 | 1.23 | — |
| 86 | Davenport, IAAll jobs | $115,780 | $4,620/mo | 1,220 | 0.62 | — |
| 87 | Oklahoma City, OKAll jobs | $122,390 | $4,617/mo | 3,820 | 0.52 | — |
| 88 | Kingsport, TNAll jobs | $115,310 | $4,613/mo | 430 | 0.33 | — |
| 89 | Winchester, VAAll jobs | $133,290 | $4,609/mo | 350 | 0.47 | — |
| 90 | Madison, WIAll jobs | $130,630 | $4,606/mo | 6,720 | 1.52 | — |
| 91 | Buffalo, NYAll jobs | $127,850 | $4,592/mo | 3,960 | 0.68 | — |
| 92 | Omaha, NEAll jobs | $125,220 | $4,591/mo | 3,920 | 0.73 | — |
| 93 | Deltona, FLAll jobs | $122,000 | $4,581/mo | 860 | 0.36 | — |
| 94 | Binghamton, NYAll jobs | $128,460 | $4,579/mo | 1,070 | 1.01 | — |
| 95 | Santa Maria, CAAll jobs | $158,290 | $4,578/mo | 1,680 | 0.77 | — |
| 96 | Salt Lake City, UTAll jobs | $129,600 | $4,566/mo | 19,040 | 2.12 | — |
| 97 | Naples, FLAll jobs | $130,730 | $4,565/mo | 720 | 0.38 | — |
| 98 | Winston-Salem, NCAll jobs | $124,130 | $4,563/mo | 1,050 | 0.36 | — |
| 99 | Hot Springs, ARAll jobs | $117,610 | $4,562/mo | 60 | 0.13 | — |
| 100 | Lakeland, FLAll jobs | $122,200 | $4,558/mo | 990 | 0.34 | — |
| 101 | Atlanta, GAAll jobs | $132,960 | $4,546/mo | 36,300 | 1.16 | — |
| 102 | Detroit, MIAll jobs | $130,760 | $4,545/mo | 24,870 | 1.20 | — |
| 103 | Richmond, VAAll jobs | $132,120 | $4,544/mo | 7,680 | 1.07 | — |
| 104 | Sebring, FLAll jobs | $116,110 | $4,539/mo | 50 | 0.17 | — |
| 105 | Boise, IDAll jobs | $131,590 | $4,523/mo | 3,240 | 0.76 | — |
| 106 | Hammond, LAAll jobs | $118,590 | $4,521/mo | 60 | 0.11 | — |
| 107 | Albuquerque, NMAll jobs | $123,700 | $4,513/mo | 2,280 | 0.52 | — |
| 108 | Port St. Lucie, FLAll jobs | $128,510 | $4,510/mo | 420 | 0.23 | — |
| 109 | Waterloo, IAAll jobs | $113,970 | $4,509/mo | 280 | 0.31 | — |
| 110 | Pueblo, COAll jobs | $122,780 | $4,502/mo | 150 | 0.23 | — |
| 111 | Greenville, NCAll jobs | $123,680 | $4,499/mo | 230 | 0.27 | — |
| 112 | Fayetteville, NCAll jobs | $122,900 | $4,495/mo | 420 | 0.29 | — |
| 113 | Lake Charles, LAAll jobs | $120,940 | $4,494/mo | 100 | 0.09 | — |
| 114 | Kiryas Joel, NYAll jobs | $145,830 | $4,491/mo | 1,010 | 0.35 | — |
| 115 | Reno, NVAll jobs | $125,710 | $4,484/mo | 1,200 | 0.40 | — |
| 116 | Panama City, FLAll jobs | $121,150 | $4,480/mo | 400 | 0.40 | — |
| 117 | Charleston, WVAll jobs | $122,980 | $4,477/mo | 350 | 0.31 | — |
| 118 | Los Angeles, CAAll jobs | $160,920 | $4,474/mo | 55,540 | 0.82 | — |
| 119 | Syracuse, NYAll jobs | $129,100 | $4,474/mo | 2,180 | 0.67 | — |
| 120 | Jacksonville, NCAll jobs | $123,110 | $4,473/mo | 140 | 0.24 | — |
| 121 | Sierra Vista, AZAll jobs | $115,890 | $4,472/mo | 280 | 0.77 | — |
| 122 | Idaho Falls, IDAll jobs | $123,450 | $4,462/mo | 530 | 0.60 | — |
| 123 | Prescott Valley, AZAll jobs | $125,590 | $4,460/mo | 210 | 0.27 | — |
| 124 | Birmingham, ALAll jobs | $125,410 | $4,450/mo | 3,830 | 0.68 | — |
| 125 | Laredo, TXAll jobs | $111,450 | $4,447/mo | 130 | 0.11 | — |
| 126 | Springfield, OHAll jobs | $118,150 | $4,447/mo | 80 | 0.15 | — |
| 127 | Napa, CAAll jobs | $153,130 | $4,446/mo | 130 | 0.15 | — |
| 128 | Cedar Rapids, IAAll jobs | $114,340 | $4,438/mo | 1,250 | 0.83 | — |
| 129 | Kansas City, MOAll jobs | $124,990 | $4,433/mo | 12,160 | 1.02 | — |
| 130 | Baltimore, MDAll jobs | $138,900 | $4,422/mo | 16,850 | 1.14 | — |
| 131 | Kenosha, WIAll jobs | $130,330 | $4,405/mo | 410 | 0.50 | — |
| 132 | Minneapolis, MNAll jobs | $130,920 | $4,405/mo | 27,410 | 1.29 | — |
| 133 | Fort Smith, ARAll jobs | $114,140 | $4,399/mo | 200 | 0.19 | — |
| 134 | Waterbury, CTAll jobs | $131,290 | $4,399/mo | 730 | 0.42 | — |
| 135 | Pocatello, IDAll jobs | $119,430 | $4,375/mo | 90 | 0.23 | — |
| 136 | Grand Junction, COAll jobs | $123,990 | $4,374/mo | 170 | 0.24 | — |
| 137 | Pittsburgh, PAAll jobs | $124,500 | $4,364/mo | 10,320 | 0.85 | — |
| 138 | Charleston, SCAll jobs | $132,150 | $4,357/mo | 2,050 | 0.48 | — |
| 139 | Chicago, ILAll jobs | $134,380 | $4,354/mo | 40,370 | 0.82 | — |
| 140 | Chico, CAAll jobs | $131,360 | $4,351/mo | 150 | 0.18 | — |
| 141 | Hickory, NCAll jobs | $122,540 | $4,346/mo | 420 | 0.25 | — |
| 142 | Mobile, ALAll jobs | $122,540 | $4,343/mo | 1,050 | 0.56 | — |
| 143 | Wichita Falls, TXAll jobs | $108,260 | $4,342/mo | 70 | 0.11 | — |
| 144 | Milwaukee, WIAll jobs | $123,730 | $4,333/mo | 6,170 | 0.69 | — |
| 145 | Lexington, KYAll jobs | $123,510 | $4,332/mo | 1,430 | 0.46 | — |
| 146 | Sumter, SCAll jobs | $121,880 | $4,332/mo | 50 | 0.15 | — |
| 147 | Ann Arbor, MIAll jobs | $126,830 | $4,330/mo | 2,740 | 1.15 | — |
| 148 | Cincinnati, OHAll jobs | $121,420 | $4,329/mo | 9,900 | 0.83 | — |
| 149 | Yuba City, CAAll jobs | $132,120 | $4,327/mo | 80 | 0.15 | — |
| 150 | Columbus, OHAll jobs | $122,340 | $4,324/mo | 9,880 | 0.82 | — |
| 151 | Columbia, SCAll jobs | $123,380 | $4,323/mo | 2,070 | 0.48 | — |
| 152 | Olympia, WAAll jobs | $124,060 | $4,312/mo | 1,920 | 1.36 | — |
| 153 | Albany, NYAll jobs | $127,910 | $4,307/mo | 3,280 | 0.67 | — |
| 154 | Sacramento, CAAll jobs | $139,640 | $4,299/mo | 7,460 | 0.64 | — |
| 155 | Santa Rosa, CAAll jobs | $148,630 | $4,297/mo | 560 | 0.25 | — |
| 156 | Charlottesville, VAAll jobs | $128,520 | $4,296/mo | 1,390 | 1.12 | — |
| 157 | Coeur d'Alene, IDAll jobs | $126,870 | $4,294/mo | 310 | 0.40 | — |
| 158 | Macon, GAAll jobs | $120,410 | $4,293/mo | 230 | 0.22 | — |
| 159 | Philadelphia, PAAll jobs | $133,040 | $4,291/mo | 28,480 | 0.91 | — |
| 160 | Twin Falls, IDAll jobs | $124,000 | $4,287/mo | 120 | 0.22 | — |
| 161 | Virginia Beach, VAAll jobs | $129,090 | $4,286/mo | 7,160 | 0.86 | — |
| 162 | Rochester, NYAll jobs | $122,770 | $4,279/mo | 4,650 | 0.87 | — |
| 163 | Wilmington, NCAll jobs | $123,730 | $4,274/mo | 880 | 0.42 | — |
| 164 | Redding, CAAll jobs | $129,230 | $4,265/mo | 160 | 0.20 | — |
| 165 | New Haven, CTAll jobs | $133,040 | $4,254/mo | 1,190 | 0.39 | — |
| 166 | Florence, ALAll jobs | $116,260 | $4,252/mo | 130 | 0.21 | Remote Shoals (Closed) |
| 167 | Santa Cruz, CAAll jobs | $156,910 | $4,251/mo | 540 | 0.51 | — |
| 168 | Hartford, CTAll jobs | $132,520 | $4,249/mo | 6,010 | 0.92 | — |
| 169 | Merced, CAAll jobs | $132,120 | $4,246/mo | 80 | 0.10 | — |
| 170 | Amherst Town, MAAll jobs | $126,670 | $4,243/mo | 260 | 0.37 | — |
| 171 | Kalamazoo, MIAll jobs | $118,100 | $4,243/mo | 430 | 0.33 | — |
| 172 | Roanoke, VAAll jobs | $121,110 | $4,228/mo | 770 | 0.46 | — |
| 173 | Yakima, WAAll jobs | $115,170 | $4,228/mo | 170 | 0.16 | — |
| 174 | Greenville, SCAll jobs | $121,790 | $4,223/mo | 2,070 | 0.44 | — |
| 175 | Longview, TXAll jobs | $106,360 | $4,217/mo | 320 | 0.25 | — |
| 176 | Scranton, PAAll jobs | $119,960 | $4,211/mo | 730 | 0.26 | — |
| 177 | Providence, RIAll jobs | $130,690 | $4,192/mo | 5,020 | 0.65 | — |
| 178 | El Centro, CAAll jobs | $125,930 | $4,189/mo | 70 | 0.09 | — |
| 179 | Reading, PAAll jobs | $120,920 | $4,189/mo | 640 | 0.34 | — |
| 180 | Fargo, NDAll jobs | $105,980 | $4,186/mo | 860 | 0.53 | — |
| 181 | Wheeling, WVAll jobs | $112,340 | $4,181/mo | 60 | 0.09 | — |
| 182 | Lake Havasu City, AZAll jobs | $114,750 | $4,178/mo | 110 | 0.17 | — |
| 183 | Bakersfield, CAAll jobs | $130,330 | $4,171/mo | 740 | 0.20 | — |
| 184 | Walla Walla, WAAll jobs | $114,920 | $4,171/mo | 90 | 0.31 | — |
| 185 | Miami, FLAll jobs | $132,650 | $4,170/mo | 18,900 | 0.62 | — |
| 186 | Minot, NDAll jobs | $108,470 | $4,167/mo | 50 | 0.13 | — |
| 187 | Rome, GAAll jobs | $118,030 | $4,157/mo | 140 | 0.29 | — |
| 188 | Stockton, CAAll jobs | $138,550 | $4,155/mo | 570 | 0.18 | — |
| 189 | Augusta, GAAll jobs | $119,780 | $4,149/mo | 910 | 0.36 | — |
| 190 | Iowa City, IAAll jobs | $107,680 | $4,136/mo | 690 | 0.68 | — |
| 191 | Dothan, ALAll jobs | $115,580 | $4,132/mo | 160 | 0.24 | — |
| 192 | Farmington, NMAll jobs | $113,780 | $4,131/mo | 50 | 0.10 | — |
| 193 | Brownsville, TXAll jobs | $106,990 | $4,126/mo | 310 | 0.18 | — |
| 194 | Hilton Head Island, SCAll jobs | $125,760 | $4,110/mo | 260 | 0.29 | — |
| 195 | Ocala, FLAll jobs | $112,780 | $4,102/mo | 380 | 0.29 | — |
| 196 | Springfield, MAAll jobs | $127,740 | $4,099/mo | 650 | 0.30 | — |
| 197 | Savannah, GAAll jobs | $123,220 | $4,093/mo | 440 | 0.20 | — |
| 198 | Gainesville, GAAll jobs | $121,940 | $4,091/mo | 290 | 0.25 | — |
| 199 | Lima, OHAll jobs | $114,600 | $4,090/mo | 140 | 0.25 | — |
| 200 | Grants Pass, ORAll jobs | $130,120 | $4,083/mo | 80 | 0.25 | — |
| 201 | Decatur, ILAll jobs | $110,300 | $4,077/mo | 70 | 0.15 | — |
| 202 | Kankakee, ILAll jobs | $116,550 | $4,073/mo | 60 | 0.13 | — |
| 203 | Warner Robins, GAAll jobs | $118,520 | $4,071/mo | 250 | 0.30 | — |
| 204 | Vineland, NJAll jobs | $123,920 | $4,068/mo | 80 | 0.11 | — |
| 205 | Barnstable Town, MAAll jobs | $133,690 | $4,047/mo | 210 | 0.20 | — |
| 206 | Daphne, ALAll jobs | $121,320 | $4,039/mo | 340 | 0.36 | — |
| 207 | Salem, ORAll jobs | $131,620 | $4,039/mo | 970 | 0.47 | — |
| 208 | Columbus, GAAll jobs | $116,150 | $4,037/mo | 1,050 | 0.83 | — |
| 209 | Allentown, PAAll jobs | $122,930 | $4,036/mo | 1,770 | 0.43 | — |
| 210 | Watertown, NYAll jobs | $119,350 | $4,030/mo | 80 | 0.19 | — |
| 211 | Dubuque, IAAll jobs | $105,360 | $4,027/mo | 330 | 0.52 | — |
| 212 | Auburn, ALAll jobs | $120,310 | $4,018/mo | 290 | 0.36 | — |
| 213 | Fresno, CAAll jobs | $129,060 | $4,018/mo | 740 | 0.14 | — |
| 214 | Bozeman, MTAll jobs | $126,110 | $4,001/mo | 510 | 0.65 | — |
| 215 | Huntington, WVAll jobs | $110,780 | $3,999/mo | 280 | 0.19 | — |
| 216 | Lexington Park, MDAll jobs | $132,850 | $3,997/mo | 720 | 0.94 | — |
| 217 | Ithaca, NYAll jobs | $122,730 | $3,992/mo | 310 | 0.60 | — |
| 218 | Medford, ORAll jobs | $129,690 | $3,986/mo | 330 | 0.34 | — |
| 219 | Youngstown, OHAll jobs | $107,990 | $3,986/mo | 260 | 0.15 | — |
| 220 | Atlantic City, NJAll jobs | $126,670 | $3,977/mo | 540 | 0.30 | — |
| 221 | Lawton, OKAll jobs | $107,240 | $3,970/mo | 80 | 0.16 | — |
| 222 | Bismarck, NDAll jobs | $106,020 | $3,963/mo | 390 | 0.51 | — |
| 223 | Kingston, NYAll jobs | $124,300 | $3,960/mo | 230 | 0.36 | — |
| 224 | Hagerstown, MDAll jobs | $122,830 | $3,957/mo | 530 | 0.45 | Ascend WV |
| 225 | New York, NYAll jobs | $166,830 | $3,950/mo | 121,000 | 1.17 | — |
| 226 | Visalia, CAAll jobs | $126,170 | $3,947/mo | 230 | 0.12 | — |
| 227 | Lafayette, LAAll jobs | $109,010 | $3,942/mo | 660 | 0.34 | — |
| 228 | York, PAAll jobs | $114,600 | $3,941/mo | 720 | 0.36 | — |
| 229 | Topeka, KSAll jobs | $111,870 | $3,936/mo | 1,500 | 1.19 | Choose Topeka |
| 230 | Chattanooga, TNAll jobs | $106,750 | $3,932/mo | 990 | 0.34 | — |
| 231 | Staunton, VAAll jobs | $115,610 | $3,924/mo | 140 | 0.25 | — |
| 232 | Morristown, TNAll jobs | $102,390 | $3,904/mo | 50 | 0.10 | — |
| 233 | Morgantown, WVAll jobs | $108,950 | $3,896/mo | 330 | 0.46 | Ascend WV |
| 234 | Sandusky, OHAll jobs | $108,250 | $3,895/mo | 90 | 0.17 | — |
| 235 | Dalton, GAAll jobs | $115,480 | $3,893/mo | 280 | 0.39 | — |
| 236 | Johnson City, TNAll jobs | $103,320 | $3,893/mo | 300 | 0.34 | — |
| 237 | Terre Haute, INAll jobs | $107,770 | $3,891/mo | 110 | 0.15 | — |
| 238 | Cleveland, OHAll jobs | $111,310 | $3,890/mo | 8,460 | 0.76 | — |
| 239 | Tulsa, OKAll jobs | $108,730 | $3,890/mo | 1,960 | 0.39 | Tulsa Remote |
| 240 | Vallejo, CAAll jobs | $136,930 | $3,887/mo | 330 | 0.21 | — |
| 241 | Niles, MIAll jobs | $111,720 | $3,862/mo | 160 | 0.25 | — |
| 242 | Trenton, NJAll jobs | $128,770 | $3,861/mo | 3,390 | 1.30 | — |
| 243 | Joplin, MOAll jobs | $105,960 | $3,854/mo | 120 | 0.13 | — |
| 244 | Burlington, VTAll jobs | $126,940 | $3,840/mo | 770 | 0.59 | — |
| 245 | Las Cruces, NMAll jobs | $107,300 | $3,836/mo | 300 | 0.34 | — |
| 246 | Canton, OHAll jobs | $105,500 | $3,825/mo | 480 | 0.27 | — |
| 247 | College Station, TXAll jobs | $101,910 | $3,824/mo | 620 | 0.43 | — |
| 248 | Spartanburg, SCAll jobs | $114,460 | $3,816/mo | 440 | 0.25 | — |
| 249 | Harrisonburg, VAAll jobs | $119,250 | $3,815/mo | 220 | 0.31 | — |
| 250 | Corvallis, ORAll jobs | $125,650 | $3,800/mo | 320 | 0.76 | — |
| 251 | Pensacola, FLAll jobs | $108,430 | $3,792/mo | 1,000 | 0.48 | — |
| 252 | Sioux Falls, SDAll jobs | $101,040 | $3,782/mo | 1,400 | 0.72 | — |
| 253 | Champaign, ILAll jobs | $106,080 | $3,767/mo | 670 | 0.58 | — |
| 254 | Decatur, ALAll jobs | $107,740 | $3,764/mo | 160 | 0.24 | — |
| 255 | Wichita, KSAll jobs | $105,980 | $3,764/mo | 2,040 | 0.61 | — |
| 256 | Lynchburg, VAAll jobs | $109,840 | $3,761/mo | 510 | 0.49 | — |
| 257 | Norwich, CTAll jobs | $123,780 | $3,757/mo | 1,060 | 0.77 | — |
| 258 | Utica, NYAll jobs | $113,390 | $3,752/mo | 610 | 0.47 | — |
| 259 | Little Rock, ARAll jobs | $104,070 | $3,738/mo | 1,590 | 0.41 | — |
| 260 | Cleveland, TNAll jobs | $102,600 | $3,737/mo | 110 | 0.23 | — |
| 261 | San Luis Obispo, CAAll jobs | $135,020 | $3,732/mo | 520 | 0.40 | — |
| 262 | Akron, OHAll jobs | $105,430 | $3,730/mo | 2,240 | 0.64 | — |
| 263 | Blacksburg, VAAll jobs | $111,630 | $3,729/mo | 590 | 0.73 | — |
| 264 | Portland, MEAll jobs | $128,710 | $3,726/mo | 1,460 | 0.47 | Maine Student Loan Repayment Tax Credit |
| 265 | Cape Girardeau, MOAll jobs | $100,220 | $3,724/mo | 90 | 0.18 | — |
| 266 | Springfield, MOAll jobs | $102,350 | $3,724/mo | 690 | 0.28 | — |
| 267 | Salinas, CAAll jobs | $135,160 | $3,713/mo | 290 | 0.14 | — |
| 268 | New Orleans, LAAll jobs | $106,950 | $3,707/mo | 940 | 0.20 | — |
| 269 | Rockford, ILAll jobs | $107,640 | $3,694/mo | 380 | 0.25 | — |
| 270 | Lawrence, KSAll jobs | $104,990 | $3,683/mo | 410 | 0.74 | — |
| 271 | Dayton, OHAll jobs | $106,910 | $3,682/mo | 3,910 | 0.97 | — |
| 272 | Louisville, KYAll jobs | $110,270 | $3,679/mo | 2,770 | 0.37 | — |
| 273 | Lewiston, MEAll jobs | $117,700 | $3,677/mo | 150 | 0.29 | Maine Student Loan Repayment Tax Credit |
| 274 | Riverside, CAAll jobs | $133,270 | $3,664/mo | 4,150 | 0.22 | — |
| 275 | Bend, ORAll jobs | $129,030 | $3,661/mo | 690 | 0.59 | — |
| 276 | Harrisburg, PAAll jobs | $109,470 | $3,649/mo | 2,580 | 0.71 | — |
| 277 | Eau Claire, WIAll jobs | $104,490 | $3,640/mo | 440 | 0.47 | — |
| 278 | Casper, WYAll jobs | $103,000 | $3,636/mo | 150 | 0.35 | — |
| 279 | Manhattan, KSAll jobs | $101,960 | $3,627/mo | 350 | 0.60 | — |
| 280 | Chambersburg, PAAll jobs | $106,200 | $3,623/mo | 200 | 0.30 | — |
| 281 | Fond du Lac, WIAll jobs | $104,140 | $3,616/mo | 100 | 0.21 | Fond du Lac County (MakeMyMove) |
| 282 | Janesville, WIAll jobs | $105,670 | $3,611/mo | 280 | 0.37 | — |
| 283 | Flagstaff, AZAll jobs | $113,580 | $3,608/mo | 110 | 0.16 | — |
| 284 | St. Joseph, MOAll jobs | $98,570 | $3,600/mo | 90 | 0.15 | — |
| 285 | Springfield, ILAll jobs | $104,550 | $3,596/mo | 660 | 0.60 | — |
| 286 | Ogden, UTAll jobs | $109,880 | $3,592/mo | 2,840 | 0.97 | — |
| 287 | Green Bay, WIAll jobs | $103,160 | $3,589/mo | 860 | 0.46 | — |
| 288 | St. George, UTAll jobs | $113,240 | $3,587/mo | 590 | 0.61 | — |
| 289 | Toledo, OHAll jobs | $104,360 | $3,578/mo | 880 | 0.28 | — |
| 290 | Houma, LAAll jobs | $102,970 | $3,570/mo | 50 | 0.06 | — |
| 291 | Mansfield, OHAll jobs | $99,560 | $3,570/mo | 90 | 0.16 | — |
| 292 | Montgomery, ALAll jobs | $110,620 | $3,570/mo | 780 | 0.44 | — |
| 293 | Santa Fe, NMAll jobs | $112,380 | $3,547/mo | 180 | 0.26 | — |
| 294 | Fayetteville, ARAll jobs | $105,130 | $3,546/mo | 2,490 | 0.83 | Northwest Arkansas Life Works Here (Closed) |
| 295 | La Crosse, WIAll jobs | $102,110 | $3,538/mo | 380 | 0.41 | — |
| 296 | Appleton, WIAll jobs | $102,970 | $3,536/mo | 570 | 0.42 | — |
| 297 | Lincoln, NEAll jobs | $101,690 | $3,534/mo | 1,530 | 0.77 | — |
| 298 | Albany, ORAll jobs | $122,030 | $3,527/mo | 100 | 0.20 | — |
| 299 | Oshkosh, WIAll jobs | $104,000 | $3,525/mo | 600 | 0.59 | — |
| 300 | Grand Rapids, MIAll jobs | $107,520 | $3,520/mo | 4,310 | 0.66 | — |
| 301 | Baton Rouge, LAAll jobs | $101,900 | $3,519/mo | 980 | 0.22 | — |
| 302 | Lebanon, PAAll jobs | $107,810 | $3,513/mo | 90 | 0.16 | — |
| 303 | St. Cloud, MNAll jobs | $103,000 | $3,513/mo | 420 | 0.37 | — |
| 304 | Columbia, MOAll jobs | $101,020 | $3,512/mo | 530 | 0.45 | — |
| 305 | Abilene, TXAll jobs | $103,760 | $3,494/mo | 250 | 0.31 | — |
| 306 | Duluth, MNAll jobs | $103,500 | $3,480/mo | 460 | 0.34 | — |
| 307 | Wausau, WIAll jobs | $98,650 | $3,479/mo | 190 | 0.25 | Basecamp Greater Wausau |
| 308 | Johnstown, PAAll jobs | $100,340 | $3,476/mo | 140 | 0.26 | — |
| 309 | Erie, PAAll jobs | $101,550 | $3,466/mo | 390 | 0.30 | — |
| 310 | Clarksville, TNAll jobs | $96,650 | $3,465/mo | 310 | 0.28 | — |
| 311 | Muncie, INAll jobs | $99,380 | $3,463/mo | 120 | 0.24 | Muncie (MakeMyMove) |
| 312 | Sioux City, IAAll jobs | $101,150 | $3,456/mo | 230 | 0.28 | — |
| 313 | Columbus, INAll jobs | $104,880 | $3,453/mo | 280 | 0.53 | — |
| 314 | Indianapolis, INAll jobs | $106,870 | $3,452/mo | 7,140 | 0.60 | — |
| 315 | Tuscaloosa, ALAll jobs | $104,870 | $3,452/mo | 290 | 0.25 | — |
| 316 | Mankato, MNAll jobs | $100,630 | $3,451/mo | 160 | 0.27 | — |
| 317 | Alexandria, LAAll jobs | $95,510 | $3,444/mo | 50 | 0.07 | — |
| 318 | Eugene, ORAll jobs | $121,050 | $3,442/mo | 810 | 0.47 | — |
| 319 | Gulfport, MSAll jobs | $104,240 | $3,436/mo | 300 | 0.17 | — |
| 320 | Elkhart, INAll jobs | $101,710 | $3,433/mo | 230 | 0.17 | — |
| 321 | Florence, SCAll jobs | $108,460 | $3,433/mo | 250 | 0.26 | — |
| 322 | San Angelo, TXAll jobs | $95,580 | $3,433/mo | 130 | 0.25 | — |
| 323 | Valdosta, GAAll jobs | $105,640 | $3,432/mo | 70 | 0.11 | — |
| 324 | Saginaw, MIAll jobs | $101,430 | $3,424/mo | 230 | 0.27 | — |
| 325 | Sheboygan, WIAll jobs | $101,380 | $3,424/mo | 190 | 0.29 | — |
| 326 | Modesto, CAAll jobs | $119,770 | $3,417/mo | 300 | 0.14 | — |
| 327 | Flint, MIAll jobs | $101,750 | $3,414/mo | 260 | 0.17 | — |
| 328 | Beckley, WVAll jobs | $100,840 | $3,396/mo | 40 | 0.08 | Ascend WV |
| 329 | Altoona, PAAll jobs | $101,670 | $3,395/mo | 180 | 0.28 | — |
| 330 | Anniston, ALAll jobs | $99,260 | $3,389/mo | 90 | 0.18 | — |
| 331 | Slidell, LAAll jobs | $101,530 | $3,368/mo | 270 | 0.26 | — |
| 332 | Fort Wayne, INAll jobs | $101,560 | $3,353/mo | 810 | 0.33 | — |
| 333 | Salisbury, MDAll jobs | $116,380 | $3,353/mo | 90 | 0.16 | — |
| 334 | Owensboro, KYAll jobs | $102,010 | $3,344/mo | 90 | 0.17 | — |
| 335 | Grand Forks, NDAll jobs | $92,120 | $3,337/mo | 130 | 0.24 | — |
| 336 | Athens, GAAll jobs | $106,870 | $3,333/mo | 150 | 0.14 | — |
| 337 | Jackson, TNAll jobs | $96,540 | $3,330/mo | 130 | 0.14 | — |
| 338 | Monroe, LAAll jobs | $94,580 | $3,311/mo | 140 | 0.14 | — |
| 339 | Lafayette, INAll jobs | $99,750 | $3,304/mo | 490 | 0.44 | — |
| 340 | Paducah, KYAll jobs | $99,260 | $3,300/mo | 140 | 0.25 | Paducah Remote Workers Incentive |
| 341 | Michigan City, INAll jobs | $98,510 | $3,296/mo | 70 | 0.15 | — |
| 342 | Bloomington, INAll jobs | $99,990 | $3,284/mo | 220 | 0.27 | — |
| 343 | Muskegon, MIAll jobs | $101,940 | $3,280/mo | 90 | 0.14 | — |
| 344 | Evansville, INAll jobs | $98,560 | $3,264/mo | 290 | 0.20 | — |
| 345 | Lancaster, PAAll jobs | $104,740 | $3,252/mo | 850 | 0.31 | — |
| 346 | Bowling Green, KYAll jobs | $100,650 | $3,248/mo | 200 | 0.23 | — |
| 347 | Logan, UTAll jobs | $100,740 | $3,246/mo | 960 | 1.32 | — |
| 348 | Enid, OKAll jobs | $94,830 | $3,243/mo | 50 | 0.21 | — |
| 349 | Gettysburg, PAAll jobs | $100,560 | $3,242/mo | 50 | 0.14 | — |
| 350 | Lewiston, IDAll jobs | $101,310 | $3,223/mo | 70 | 0.24 | — |
| 351 | Shreveport, LAAll jobs | $96,680 | $3,212/mo | 260 | 0.15 | — |
| 352 | Dover, DEAll jobs | $107,530 | $3,192/mo | 250 | 0.34 | — |
| 353 | Racine, WIAll jobs | $101,220 | $3,185/mo | 300 | 0.37 | — |
| 354 | State College, PAAll jobs | $103,620 | $3,164/mo | 450 | 0.60 | — |
| 355 | Brunswick, GAAll jobs | $103,170 | $3,161/mo | 50 | 0.09 | — |
| 356 | Monroe, MIAll jobs | $98,270 | $3,160/mo | 100 | 0.23 | — |
| 357 | Rapid City, SDAll jobs | $91,840 | $3,159/mo | 270 | 0.34 | — |
| 358 | Lansing, MIAll jobs | $97,120 | $3,152/mo | 3,020 | 1.28 | — |
| 359 | Kahului, HIAll jobs | $133,870 | $3,146/mo | 110 | 0.13 | — |
| 360 | Mount Vernon, WAAll jobs | $106,640 | $3,120/mo | 270 | 0.48 | — |
| 361 | Billings, MTAll jobs | $100,440 | $3,118/mo | 250 | 0.25 | — |
| 362 | Anchorage, AKAll jobs | $104,030 | $3,114/mo | 320 | 0.17 | Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend |
| 363 | Grand Island, NEAll jobs | $96,260 | $3,102/mo | 50 | 0.11 | — |
| 364 | Goldsboro, NCAll jobs | $96,140 | $3,057/mo | 50 | 0.11 | — |
| 365 | Bangor, MEAll jobs | $104,140 | $3,032/mo | 110 | 0.14 | Maine Student Loan Repayment Tax Credit |
| 366 | South Bend, INAll jobs | $95,500 | $3,023/mo | 350 | 0.24 | — |
| 367 | Elizabethtown, KYAll jobs | $95,980 | $3,017/mo | 180 | 0.33 | — |
| 368 | Williamsport, PAAll jobs | $93,960 | $2,986/mo | 120 | 0.23 | — |
| 369 | Helena, MTAll jobs | $99,370 | $2,954/mo | 310 | 0.64 | — |
| 370 | Fairbanks, AKAll jobs | $101,260 | $2,945/mo | 70 | 0.17 | Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend |
| 371 | Jackson, MSAll jobs | $96,990 | $2,892/mo | 550 | 0.19 | — |
| 372 | Jonesboro, ARAll jobs | $84,990 | $2,730/mo | 130 | 0.20 | — |
| 373 | Traverse City, MIAll jobs | $95,860 | $2,627/mo | 140 | 0.19 | — |
| 374 | Honolulu, HIAll jobs | $120,230 | $2,432/mo | 1,290 | 0.27 | — |
| 375 | Midland, MIAll jobs | $83,730 | $2,388/mo | 160 | 0.41 | — |
Location quotient compares this job's share of local employment with its share nationwide. Above 1.00 means the job is a larger share of local work. Rank is leftover only.
USAJOBS
Federal jobs that pay relocation
32 open postings marked relocation-eligible. Fetched October 10, 2026. Federal information technology jobs (series 2210). That series is wider than software development.
- IT PROJECT MANAGER (PROJMGT)
Information & Technology Dir, Payroll Services, Civilian Pay, ZTNA (Defense Finance and Accounting Service) · $90,341–$144,481 a year
Indianapolis, IN · Cleveland, OH · Indianapolis, IN, Cleveland, OH · Closes October 21, 2026
- IT SPECIALIST (CUSTSPT)
The supervisor for this position is Ms. Saylor (Army National Guard Units) · $76,190–$99,053 a year
Indiantown Gap, PA · Lebanon, PA · Closes October 21, 2026
- IT Specialist (Data Management)
Omaha Engineering Division - Cost & General Engineering Branch (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers) · $107,501–$139,753 a year
Omaha, NE · Omaha, NE · Closes October 21, 2026
- IT SPECIALIST (SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATION)
The supervisor for this position is MSG Witherow (Army National Guard Units) · $76,190–$99,053 a year
Indiantown Gap, PA · Lebanon, PA · Closes October 21, 2026
- SUPERVISORY IT SPECIALIST (NETWORK/SYSADMIN)
The supervisor for this position is LTC Smith (Army National Guard Units) · $91,320–$118,718 a year
Indiantown Gap, PA · Lebanon, PA · Closes October 21, 2026
- SUPV IT SPECIALIST (PLCYPLN)
The supervisor for this position is COL Smith (Army National Guard Units) · $108,592–$141,171 a year
Indiantown Gap, PA · Lebanon, PA · Closes October 21, 2026
- IT SPECIALIST (INFOSEC)
93rd SIG BDE (U.S. Army Cyber Command) · $75,278–$97,867 a year
Fort Campbell, KY · Clarksville, TN · Closes October 22, 2026
- IT SPECIALIST (SYSANALYSIS)
Information & Technology Dir, Payroll Services, Civilian Pay, ZTNAAA (Defense Finance and Accounting Service) · $75,374–$121,502 a year
Indianapolis, IN · Cleveland, OH · Whitehall, OH · Indianapolis, IN, Cleveland, OH, Columbus, OH · Closes October 22, 2026
- IT SPECIALIST (INET)
IT DIR OFFICES, FINANCIAL SERVICES, CASH & REPORTING, DATA MANAGEMENT PROGRAMMING 2, ZTOBCD (Defense Finance and Accounting Service) · $90,341–$121,502 a year
Indianapolis, IN · Cleveland, OH · Columbus, OH · Indianapolis, IN, Cleveland, OH, Columbus, OH · Closes October 23, 2026
- IT Specialist (Systems Analysis)
CNIC Headquarters N6Q (Commander, Navy Installations Command) · $65,000–$85,000 a year
Millington, TN · Memphis, TN · Closes October 25, 2026
- IT CYBERSECURITY SPECIALIST (DATAMGT/INFOSEC)
Information & Technology Dir, Enterprise Analytics Services ZTMBDC (Defense Finance and Accounting Service) · $90,341–$117,446 a year
Indianapolis, IN · Cleveland, OH · Indianapolis, IN, Cleveland, OH · Closes October 27, 2026
- Supervisory Information Technology Specialist (Policy and Planning)
U.S. Army Network Enterprise Technology Command (U.S. Army Cyber Command) · $90,925–$124,266 a year
Camp Humphreys, South Korea · Closes October 27, 2026
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