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 Nov 4, 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
- 18,933
- Unique live openings across this hub's indexed publishable markets.
Companies hiring
- 4,290
- Unique employers across this hub's indexed publishable markets.
Salary coverage
- 36
- 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, CA3,511 jobs907 companiesMedian listed comp $170,000
- San Jose, CA2,418 jobs464 companiesMedian listed comp $152,000
- New York City, NY2,381 jobs840 companiesMedian listed comp $165,000
- Washington, DC1,755 jobs457 companiesMedian listed comp $135,100
- Seattle, WA1,477 jobs292 companiesMedian listed comp $158,300
- Oakland, CA1,454 jobs270 companiesMedian listed comp $165,000
- Baltimore, MD1,361 jobs303 companiesMedian listed comp $135,000
- Dallas, TX975 jobs314 companiesMedian listed comp $106,438
- Austin, TX812 jobs285 companiesMedian listed comp $135,000
- Los Angeles, CA779 jobs266 companiesMedian listed comp $140,000
- Fort Worth, TX699 jobs205 companiesMedian listed comp $106,313
- Boston, MA626 jobs272 companiesMedian listed comp $140,000
- Denver, CO613 jobs196 companiesMedian listed comp $125,000
- Plano, TX608 jobs180 companiesMedian listed comp $106,100
- Arlington, TX591 jobs179 companiesMedian listed comp $106,500
- Atlanta, GA556 jobs242 companiesMedian listed comp $115,000
- San Diego, CA555 jobs153 companiesMedian listed comp $130,000
- Chicago, IL509 jobs247 companiesMedian listed comp $125,000
- Phoenix, AZ417 jobs167 companiesMedian listed comp $118,400
- Santa Ana, CA407 jobs127 companiesMedian listed comp $139,000
- Irvine, CA389 jobs120 companiesMedian listed comp $136,500
- Long Beach, CA384 jobs132 companiesMedian listed comp $140,000
- Raleigh, NC353 jobs131 companiesMedian listed comp $124,800
- Aurora, CO349 jobs107 companiesMedian listed comp $120,200
- Detroit, MI332 jobs121 companiesMedian listed comp $105,900
- Anaheim, CA331 jobs121 companiesMedian listed comp $140,000
- Huntsville, AL328 jobs108 companiesMedian listed comp $103,792
- Charlotte, NC323 jobs119 companiesMedian listed comp $114,080
- Newark, NJ282 jobs63 companiesMedian listed comp $121,180
- Minneapolis, MN266 jobs112 companiesMedian listed comp $114,450
- Jersey City, NJ252 jobs49 companiesMedian listed comp $122,000
- Houston, TX251 jobs128 companiesMedian listed comp $102,750
- Nashville, TN247 jobs55 companiesMedian listed comp $102,500
- Philadelphia, PA231 jobs105 companiesMedian listed comp $113,400
- Mesa, AZ230 jobs100 companiesMedian listed comp $122,000
- Durham, NC221 jobs75 companiesMedian listed comp $129,770
More Software Engineer city markets
Every other city with a publishable Software Engineer market page.
- Albany, NY
- Albuquerque, NM
- Allentown, PA
- Anchorage, AK
- Baton Rouge, LA
- 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
- Columbus, OH
- 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
- Gilbert, AZ
- Glendale, AZ
- Grand Rapids, MI
- Green Bay, WI
- Greensboro, NC
- Greenville, NC
- Henderson, NV
- Honolulu, HI
- Indianapolis, IN
- Jackson, MS
- Jacksonville, FL
- Kalamazoo, MI
- Kansas City, MO
- Knoxville, TN
- Lafayette, LA
- Lancaster, CA
- Lansing, MI
- Las Vegas, NV
- Lawton, OK
- Lexington, KY
- Lincoln, NE
- Little Rock, AR
- Louisville, KY
- Macon, GA
- Madison, WI
- Manchester, NH
- Memphis, TN
- Miami, FL
- Midland, TX
- Milwaukee, WI
- Mobile, AL
- Montgomery, AL
- New Orleans, LA
- Oklahoma City, OK
- Omaha, NE
- Orlando, FL
- Oxnard, CA
- Palm Bay, FL
- Peoria, IL
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Portland, OR
- Providence, RI
- Reno, NV
- Richmond, VA
- Riverside, CA
- Roanoke, VA
- Rochester, MN
- Rochester, NY
- Rockford, IL
- Sacramento, CA
- Saint Paul, MN
- Salem, OR
- Salinas, CA
- Salt Lake City, UT
- San Antonio, TX
- 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
- Toms River, NJ
- Tri-Cities, WA
- Tucson, AZ
- Tulsa, OK
- Victorville, CA
- Virginia Beach, VA
- West Palm Beach, FL
- Wichita, KS
- Wilmington, NC
- Winston-Salem, NC
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