Product
Tools
Company
AI and tech salaries across 60 U.S. metro areas.
Adjusted for cost of living. Updated for 2026.
New York
NY
Software Engineer median
$180,000
San Francisco
CA
Los Angeles
$158,000
Chicago
IL
$149,000
Seattle
WA
$172,000
Austin
TX
$140,000
Boston
MA
$168,000
Denver
CO
$150,000
Dallas
$139,000
Atlanta
GA
$142,000
Miami
FL
$145,000
Houston
$135,000
Philadelphia
PA
$153,000
Phoenix
AZ
$127,000
San Diego
$163,000
Portland
OR
$144,000
Minneapolis
MN
$137,000
Nashville
TN
$131,000
Charlotte
NC
$130,000
Raleigh
$132,000
Detroit
MI
$120,000
San Jose
$192,000
Washington DC
DC
$170,000
Salt Lake City
UT
Pittsburgh
Columbus
OH
$124,000
Tampa
Indianapolis
IN
Kansas City
MO
St. Louis
$126,000
Anchorage
AK
$154,000
Birmingham
AL
$113,000
Little Rock
AR
$108,000
Hartford
CT
$143,000
Wilmington
DE
Honolulu
HI
$181,000
Des Moines
IA
Boise
ID
Wichita
KS
$111,000
Louisville
KY
New Orleans
LA
$128,000
Baltimore
MD
$152,000
ME
$146,000
Jackson
MS
$102,000
Billings
MT
Omaha
NE
$116,000
Fargo
ND
$112,000
Manchester
NH
Newark
NJ
$156,000
Albuquerque
NM
Las Vegas
NV
Oklahoma City
OK
Providence
RI
$138,000
Charleston
SC
Sioux Falls
SD
Richmond
VA
Burlington
VT
Milwaukee
WI
WV
Cheyenne
WY
$114,000
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