Cities by Tech Salary

Average tech salary and cost-of-living index for major US metros

#	City	Avg Tech Salary	COL Index	COL-Adjusted	Relative Pay
1	San Francisco, CATop	$175k	180	$97k	100%
2	New York, NY	$158k	160	$99k	90%
3	Seattle, WA	$152k	148	$103k	87%
4	Boston, MA	$148k	155	$95k	85%
5	Los Angeles, CA	$143k	152	$94k	82%
6	San Diego, CA	$140k	145	$97k	80%
7	Austin, TX	$138k	118	$117k	79%
8	Denver, CO	$135k	120	$113k	77%
9	Chicago, IL	$130k	112	$116k	74%
10	Portland, OR	$130k	130	$100k	74%
11	Dallas, TX	$122k	105	$116k	70%
12	Miami, FL	$118k	110	$107k	67%
13	Atlanta, GA	$118k	108	$109k	67%
14	Minneapolis, MN	$118k	108	$109k	67%
15	Phoenix, AZ	$115k	104	$111k	66%
16	Raleigh, NC	$112k	102	$110k	64%
17	Nashville, TN	$108k	100	$108k	62%
18	Detroit, MI	$105k	92	$114k	60%
19	Columbus, OH	$100k	90	$111k	57%
20	Pittsburgh, PA	$98k	88	$111k	56%

About COL-Adjusted Salary

COL-adjusted salary normalizes wages to a cost-of-living index of 100 (national average). A high nominal salary in San Francisco may be worth less than a moderate salary in Dallas after adjusting for living costs.