1. Seattle, WA: Seattle boasts a lot of relocator friendly perks, such as a top 10 walkable transit score, company headquarters of Microsoft, Salesforce, Adobe, and DocuSign, and average salaries for software engineers of nearly $90k according to Glassdoor.  
2. San Jose, CA: San Jose is an alternative to the more expensive San Fransciso. The average tech salary for software engineers is just over $100k, with industry growth of almost 80% over the past 10 years.  
3. San Francisco, CA: San Francisco is one of the most expensive hubs of technology, but houses tech giants like Facebook, Google and LinkedIn.
4. Dallas, TX: According to some experts, Dallas is poised to readily compete with San Francisco as a hub of technology, and the current cost of living is only 1% more than the national average.  
5. Phoenix, AZ: Phoenix pays software engineers well – with an average salary of almost $88k, living costs 2% lower than national averages – and is home to companies like Yelp.  
6. Denver, CO: Denver offers reasonable pricing on everything from housing to transportation to groceries, and most software engineers make an average of $86k annually.  
7. Salt Lake City, UT: Salt Lake City isn’t just home to Twitter and WorkDay, it also has experienced almost 40% industry growth over the last 10 years.  
8. Austin, TX: Austin saw a nearly 74% growth in the tech industry from 2004-2014, making it a strong consideration for those looking to find a new city and a new job.  
9. Portland, OR: One of the main candidate draws in Portland is a shorter average commute, which means less wear and tear on a vehicle and reduced commuting expenses.  
10. Boston, MA: Boston has seen increases of STEM jobs and businesses over the last 10 years and ranks highly on the “walkable transit score” list. The cost of living is higher than some cities, but the average salary is over $90k for software developers.  

If your business is in any of these cities, know you might be competing for talent with many other organizations. The upside is that, because these cities are experiencing more of a tech boom and have created a great demand for jobs, there are more people relocating to these areas. Some places, like Austin, Dallas and Phoenix are growing the presence of eligible software talent by offering reasonable cost of living compared to some tech spaces in Silicon Valley.  

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Median Salary for Software Engineers

According to LinkedIn, “In general, compensation and demand tend to vary together, with the highest-demand markets for engineering talent also being the cities where engineers get paid the most. San Francisco, for example, is the #1 U.S. city both in terms of engineering talent supply and engineering compensation.” If your business is in a city full of other businesses working alongside you to get the best software engineers to work for them, you’ll need to make sure your pay range and benefits are competitive – maybe even aggressive in some cities or for certain industries.  

According to PayScale, the median salary for software engineers across the U.S. is in the neighborhood $85,000 – $112,000 in 2019, with the average low being around $61,000 and the higher end being around $125,000.  

In addition to location, experience level and industry, there is also a correlation between engineering specialty. LinkedIn notes, “Machine learning and data science engineers, who are highly concentrated in San Francisco and Seattle, make the most money on average — with those specializing in embedded & application, infrastructure & cloud and mobile development following close behind.”  

The average software engineer salary by specialty is as follows: 

• Testing and QA: $103K 
• Front-end developer: $109k 
• Mobile developer: $116k 
• Infrastructure and cloud developer: $116k 
• Application developer: $118K 
• Machine learning and data science: $129K 

In addition to offering a vibrant, innovative culture and outlining a clear career path or growth opportunities, offering a fair salary is one of the most important things you can do as a business looking to recruit talent. Staying on top of trends for tech talent can help ensure you’re able to offer the most attractive compensation packages for potential talent.  

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