To determine the cities with the highest monthly average starting salaries, CNBC compiled data from WalletHub‘s 2018 Best Places to Find a Job. WalletHub compared over 180 U.S. cities across 26 indicators of job market strength.
Here are the 13 cities that made the list ranked according to monthly average starting salary, which was adjusted for cost of living.
No. 1 — San Jose, Calif.: $5,441
No. 2 (tie) — San Francisco: $4,680
No. 2 (tie) — Oakland, Calif.: $4,680
No. 2 (tie) — Fremont, Calif.: $4,680
No. 5 — Washington, D.C.: $4,637
No. 6 — Bridgeport, Conn.: $4,082
No. 7 (tie) — Tacoma, Wash.: $4,067
No. 7 (tie) — Seattle: $4,067
No. 9 — Boston: $3,863
No. 10 (tie) — Yonkers, N.Y.: $3,477
No. 10 (tie) — New York City: $3,477
No. 10 (tie) — Newark, N.J.: $3,477
No. 10 (tie) — Jersey City, N.J.: $3,477
More articles on compensation:
10 highest paying jobs of 2018 are in healthcare
Female physicians collect fewer industry payments: 6 findings
U of New Mexico medical school official says rape case settlement cost faculty year-end bonuses: 5 things to know
