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 5, 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
- 18,344
- Unique live openings across this hub's indexed publishable markets.
Companies hiring
- 4,179
- 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, CA3,345 jobs890 companiesMedian listed comp $170,000
- New York City, NY2,328 jobs823 companiesMedian listed comp $165,000
- San Jose, CA2,303 jobs458 companiesMedian listed comp $150,900
- Washington, DC1,675 jobs439 companiesMedian listed comp $136,000
- Seattle, WA1,416 jobs290 companiesMedian listed comp $158,650
- Oakland, CA1,373 jobs268 companiesMedian listed comp $165,000
- Baltimore, MD1,281 jobs286 companiesMedian listed comp $136,000
- Dallas, TX977 jobs316 companiesMedian listed comp $107,275
- Austin, TX783 jobs279 companiesMedian listed comp $135,200
- Los Angeles, CA747 jobs264 companiesMedian listed comp $143,425
- Fort Worth, TX706 jobs204 companiesMedian listed comp $107,000
- Plano, TX618 jobs180 companiesMedian listed comp $106,250
- Boston, MA606 jobs263 companiesMedian listed comp $139,750
- Arlington, TX601 jobs179 companiesMedian listed comp $107,000
- Denver, CO578 jobs197 companiesMedian listed comp $125,000
- Atlanta, GA549 jobs235 companiesMedian listed comp $116,000
- Chicago, IL498 jobs243 companiesMedian listed comp $125,400
- San Diego, CA464 jobs150 companiesMedian listed comp $134,000
- Phoenix, AZ412 jobs163 companiesMedian listed comp $118,460
- Santa Ana, CA397 jobs127 companiesMedian listed comp $140,000
- Irvine, CA380 jobs120 companiesMedian listed comp $138,000
- Long Beach, CA377 jobs132 companiesMedian listed comp $140,000
- Raleigh, NC339 jobs130 companiesMedian listed comp $125,000
- Huntsville, AL327 jobs107 companiesMedian listed comp $103,896
- Aurora, CO326 jobs107 companiesMedian listed comp $122,300
- Anaheim, CA323 jobs120 companiesMedian listed comp $141,190
- Detroit, MI323 jobs118 companiesMedian listed comp $105,976
- Charlotte, NC308 jobs116 companiesMedian listed comp $112,320
- Newark, NJ295 jobs63 companiesMedian listed comp $120,590
- Minneapolis, MN263 jobs112 companiesMedian listed comp $115,000
- Jersey City, NJ261 jobs48 companiesMedian listed comp $122,000
- Houston, TX250 jobs128 companiesMedian listed comp $102,400
- Nashville, TN246 jobs55 companiesMedian listed comp $104,500
- Philadelphia, PA230 jobs107 companiesMedian listed comp $113,400
- Mesa, AZ221 jobs96 companiesMedian listed comp $120,000
- Riverside, CA217 jobs91 companiesMedian listed comp $140,000
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
- Durham, NC
- 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
- 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
- Palm Coast, FL
- Peoria, IL
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Portland, OR
- Providence, RI
- Reno, NV
- Richmond, VA
- 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, IL
- 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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