New York
The most industry-diverse hiring market in the index. Fintech and media are structural anchors, but engineering and data roles span a wider range of verticals here than in any other tracked city.
Consistently second in US volume; the gap to San Francisco has narrowed over time.
Annual totals for the last five years — every year shown is complete except 2026, hatched because it is still in progress.
Pays 6% over Seattle for senior eng.
Median bands from the 472 New York postings that disclosed USD pay across 2023–Present.
13 points less remote-friendly than the US baseline.
Trailing-12-month split, plus the yearly remote / hybrid / onsite mix all the way back.
Fintech and media anchor it, but the mix is broader than any other city.
Keywords counted across 1609 New York hiring posts. Posts frequently list multiple skills.
73% of jobs include at least one technical skill · share of postings mentioning the skill (12 months through Jul 2026)
Where else looks like New York?
Cosine similarity across role mix, work-model split, and skill profile.