Software Engineer market hub
Software Engineer jobs by city
Compare software engineer markets across the strongest cities in Metaintro's live index. Publishable city pages show real openings, level mix, employer tiers, and sample listings.
Data updated Oct 16, 2026
Role and market snapshot
A quick read on demand before you open the live market briefs
Markets
- 36
- Publishable role and city combinations currently above Metaintro's data gate.
Tracked jobs
- 21,524
- Unique live openings across this hub's indexed publishable markets.
Companies hiring
- 4,173
- Unique employers across this hub's indexed publishable markets.
Salary coverage
- 34
- Markets with enough posted compensation to show a median.
Where software engineer hiring is strongest
Open a city market brief to inspect live software engineer demand, employer mix, compensation coverage, and representative openings.
- San Francisco, CA3,740 jobs803 companiesMedian listed comp $165,000
- San Jose, CA3,027 jobs422 companiesMedian listed comp $153,700
- New York City, NY2,727 jobs751 companiesMedian listed comp $164,448
- Seattle, WA2,122 jobs276 companiesMedian listed comp $155,492
- Washington, DC2,086 jobs447 companiesMedian listed comp $132,000
- Oakland, CA1,819 jobs243 companiesMedian listed comp $160,000
- Baltimore, MD1,643 jobs270 companiesMedian listed comp $134,200
- Austin, TX1,058 jobs256 companiesMedian listed comp $140,000
- Dallas, TX1,054 jobs273 companiesMedian listed comp $107,500
- Los Angeles, CA936 jobs234 companiesMedian listed comp $140,000
- Fort Worth, TX840 jobs187 companiesMedian listed comp $109,850
- Boston, MA783 jobs263 companiesMedian listed comp $130,000
- Denver, CO756 jobs231 companiesMedian listed comp $125,000
- Plano, TX755 jobs168 companiesMedian listed comp $107,120
- Arlington, TX740 jobs170 companiesMedian listed comp $109,850
- San Diego, CA589 jobs126 companiesMedian listed comp $135,000
- Atlanta, GA570 jobs229 companiesMedian listed comp $120,000
- Chicago, IL544 jobs226 companiesMedian listed comp $128,470
- Newark, NJ487 jobs46 companies
- Jersey City, NJ457 jobs36 companies
- Long Beach, CA445 jobs117 companiesMedian listed comp $140,000
- Aurora, CO441 jobs123 companiesMedian listed comp $120,000
- Santa Ana, CA434 jobs107 companiesMedian listed comp $135,100
- Raleigh, NC431 jobs123 companiesMedian listed comp $125,000
- Phoenix, AZ414 jobs155 companiesMedian listed comp $120,000
- Irvine, CA406 jobs101 companiesMedian listed comp $135,050
- Anaheim, CA391 jobs110 companiesMedian listed comp $138,950
- Huntsville, AL391 jobs106 companiesMedian listed comp $108,800
- Nashville, TN367 jobs49 companiesMedian listed comp $106,830
- Charlotte, NC343 jobs116 companiesMedian listed comp $114,400
- Detroit, MI341 jobs97 companiesMedian listed comp $114,700
- Houston, TX315 jobs117 companiesMedian listed comp $107,120
- Columbus, OH314 jobs71 companiesMedian listed comp $106,500
- Durham, NC307 jobs68 companiesMedian listed comp $136,500
- Mesa, AZ250 jobs92 companiesMedian listed comp $122,000
- Minneapolis, MN249 jobs109 companiesMedian listed comp $114,250
More Software Engineer city markets
Every other city with a publishable Software Engineer market page.
- Albany, NY
- Albuquerque, NM
- Allentown, PA
- Athens, GA
- Baton Rouge, LA
- Billings, MT
- Birmingham, AL
- Boise, ID
- Bridgeport, CT
- Buffalo, NY
- Cape Coral, FL
- Cedar Rapids, IA
- Champaign, IL
- Chandler, AZ
- Charleston, SC
- Chattanooga, TN
- Chula Vista, CA
- Cincinnati, OH
- Cleveland, OH
- College Station, TX
- Colorado Springs, CO
- Columbia, SC
- Columbus, GA
- Davenport, IA
- Dayton, OH
- Des Moines, IA
- Erie, PA
- Fargo, ND
- Fayetteville, AR
- Fayetteville, NC
- Flint, MI
- Fort Collins, CO
- Fort Wayne, IN
- Fresno, CA
- Gainesville, FL
- Gilbert, AZ
- Glendale, AZ
- Grand Rapids, MI
- Green Bay, WI
- Greensboro, NC
- Henderson, NV
- Honolulu, HI
- Indianapolis, IN
- Jackson, MS
- Jacksonville, FL
- Kansas City, MO
- Knoxville, TN
- Lancaster, CA
- Lansing, MI
- Las Vegas, NV
- Lawton, OK
- Lexington, KY
- Lincoln, NE
- Louisville, KY
- Lynchburg, VA
- Macon, GA
- Madison, WI
- Manchester, NH
- Memphis, TN
- Miami, FL
- Midland, TX
- Milwaukee, WI
- Montgomery, AL
- New Orleans, LA
- Oklahoma City, OK
- Omaha, NE
- Orlando, FL
- Oxnard, CA
- Palm Bay, FL
- Peoria, IL
- Philadelphia, PA
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Portland, OR
- Providence, RI
- Reno, NV
- Richmond, VA
- Riverside, CA
- Roanoke, VA
- Rochester, MN
- Rochester, NY
- Rockford, IL
- Sacramento, CA
- Saint Joseph, MO
- Saint Paul, MN
- Salem, OR
- Salinas, CA
- Salt Lake City, UT
- San Antonio, TX
- Santa Maria, CA
- Santa Rosa, CA
- Savannah, GA
- Scranton, PA
- Sioux Falls, SD
- South Bend, IN
- Spokane, WA
- Springfield, MA
- Springfield, MO
- St. Louis, MO
- St. Petersburg, FL
- Stockton, CA
- Syracuse, NY
- Tallahassee, FL
- Tampa, FL
- Tri-Cities, WA
- Tucson, AZ
- Tulsa, OK
- Victorville, CA
- Virginia Beach, VA
- Waco, TX
- West Palm Beach, FL
- Wichita, KS
- Wilmington, NC
- Winston-Salem, NC
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