March 11, 2007 posting titled Top 10 Best / Worst Cities For Software Developer Pay.
As an example, it costs 65.7% more to live in Oakland than Phoenix. This means that a developer earning $50,000 in Phoenix would have the same buying power as a developer earning $82,870 in Oakland. This difference in cost of living becomes a wash if developers in Oakland do in fact earn 65.7% more than those in Phoenix.
| 1 | San Jose | $ 99,250 |
| 2 | San Francisco | $ 92,570 |
| 3 | Oakland | $ 92,570 |
| 4 | Houston | $ 89,530 |
| 5 | New York | $ 89,370 |
| 6 | Boston | $ 87,540 |
| 7 | Balitimore | $ 86,110 |
| 8 | San Diego | $ 85,280 |
| 9 | Austin | $ 84,460 |
| 10 | Fresno | $ 83,840 |
| 1 | Virginia Beach | $ 55,420 |
| 2 | Nashville | $ 59,880 |
| 3 | Oklahoma City | $ 60,550 |
| 4 | San Antonio | $ 61,470 |
| 5 | Louisville | $ 61,610 |
| 6 | Memphis | $ 62,570 |
| 7 | Albuquerque | $ 63,310 |
| 8 | Tulsa | $ 64,070 |
| 9 | Indianapolis | $ 65,770 |
| 10 | Omaha | $ 65,950 |
| 1 | Houston | $102,908 |
| 2 | Austin | $ 93,844 |
| 3 | Fort Worth | $ 91,614 |
| 4 | Arlington | $ 91,614 |
| 5 | El Paso | $ 85,741 |
| 6 | Charlotte | $ 85,477 |
| 7 | Dallas | $ 84,489 |
| 8 | Jacksonville | $ 81,928 |
| 9 | Colorado Springs | $ 81,850 |
| 10 | Atlanta | $ 80,565 |
| 1 | Honolulu | $ 38,766 |
| 2 | San Francisco | $ 44,937 |
| 3 | San Diego | $ 48,181 |
| 4 | New York | $ 50,492 |
| 5 | Oakland | $ 51,428 |
| 6 | Miami | $ 51,629 |
| 7 | San Jose | $ 51,693 |
| 8 | Los Angeles | $ 53,948 |
| 9 | Long Beach | $ 53,948 |
| 10 | Virginia Beach | $ 55,980 |
| Metro | Salary | Cost of Living | Adjusted Salary |
| New York | $89,370 | 177 | $ 50,492 |
| Los Angeles | $82,540 | 153 | $ 53,948 |
| Chicago | $75,250 | 115 | $ 65,435 |
| Houston | $89,530 | 87 | $102,908 |
| Philadelphia | $77,900 | 108 | $ 72,130 |
| Phoenix | $70,250 | 108 | $ 65,046 |
| San Antonio | $61,470 | 82 | $ 74,963 |
| San Diego | $85,280 | 177 | $ 48,181 |
| Dallas | $76,040 | 90 | $ 84,489 |
| San Jose | $99,250 | 192 | $ 51,693 |
| Detroit | $75,250 | 95 | $ 79,211 |
| Indianapolis | $65,770 | 83 | $ 79,241 |
| Jacksonville | $79,470 | 97 | $ 81,928 |
| San Francisco | $92,570 | 206 | $ 44,937 |
| Columbus | $72,170 | 93 | $ 77,602 |
| Austin | $84,460 | 90 | $ 93,844 |
| Memphis | $62,570 | 85 | $ 73,612 |
| Baltimore | $86,110 | 110 | $ 78,282 |
| Fort Worth | $76,040 | 83 | $ 91,614 |
| Charlotte | $75,220 | 88 | $ 85,477 |
| El Paso | $69,450 | 81 | $ 85,741 |
| Milwaukee | $69,250 | 103 | $ 67,233 |
| Seattle | $83,090 | 120 | $ 69,242 |
| Boston | $87,540 | 145 | $ 60,372 |
| Denver | $82,020 | 110 | $ 74,564 |
| Louisville | $61,610 | 87 | $ 70,816 |
| Washington, DC | $82,100 | 142 | $ 57,817 |
| Nashville | $59,880 | 88 | $ 68,045 |
| Las Vegas | $69,230 | 118 | $ 58,669 |
| Portland | $83,130 | 107 | $ 77,692 |
| Oklahoma City | $60,550 | 82 | $ 73,841 |
| Tucson | $77,390 | 105 | $ 73,705 |
| Albuquerque | $63,310 | 95 | $ 66,642 |
| Long Beach | $82,540 | 153 | $ 53,948 |
| Atlanta | $74,120 | 92 | $ 80,565 |
| Fresno | $83,840 | 121 | $ 69,289 |
| Sacramento | $78,400 | 139 | $ 56,403 |
| New Orleans | $66,460 | 93 | $ 71,462 |
| Cleveland | $69,360 | 93 | $ 74,581 |
| Kansas City | $72,800 | 91 | $ 80,000 |
| Mesa | $70,250 | 108 | $ 65,046 |
| Virginia Beach | $55,420 | 99 | $ 55,980 |
| Omaha | $65,950 | 88 | $ 74,943 |
| Oakland | $92,570 | 180 | $ 51,428 |
| Miami | $68,150 | 132 | $ 51,629 |
| Tulsa | $64,070 | 82 | $ 78,134 |
| Honolulu | $67,840 | 175 | $ 38,766 |
| Minneapolis | $76,040 | 114 | $ 66,702 |
| Colorado Springs | $81,850 | 100 | $ 81,850 |
| Arlington | $76,040 | 83 | $ 91,614 |
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