Conversation Starters: Cities With The Most Satisfied Workers
Glassdoor Economic Research
Glassdoor Economic Research, Author at Glassdoor US | May 9, 2023
Part of loving where you work is loving where you live. While many employees are still working remotely, others are now back in the office full or part-time, making location a key factor in finding a satisfying job.
To determine which cities have the most satisfied workers, Glassdoor analyzed average ratings for workers by city and ranked the 25 cities in America with the most satisfied workers, with major metros like San Francisco, Washington D.C, and New York City making appearances, but also smaller cities such as Provo, UT, Ann Arbor, MI and Omaha, NE cracking the top 25.
To help job seekers get a sense of pay in these cities, Glassdoor also identified the average annual salary for workers in these metros.
| Rank | City | Average Overall Company Rating | Average Annual Salary |
| 1 | Provo, UT | 3.94 | $61,973 |
| 2 | San Jose, CA | 3.88 | $117,188 |
| 3 | Santa Barbara, CA | 3.87 | $72,240 |
| 4 | College Station, TX | 3.83 | $43,118 |
| 5 | Boston, MA | 3.82 | $87,433 |
| 6 | San Francisco, CA | 3.81 | $108,426 |
| 7 | Gainesville, FL | 3.81 | $50,026 |
| 8 | Washington, DC | 3.80 | $87,374 |
| 9 | Salt Lake City, UT | 3.79 | $69,274 |
| 10 | San Diego, CA | 3.79 | $77,027 |
| 11 | Ogden, UT | 3.78 | $54,601 |
| 12 | Wilmington, NC | 3.78 | $56,688 |
| 13 | Austin, TX | 3.77 | $76,647 |
| 14 | Fayetteville, AR | 3.76 | $64,100 |
| 15 | Ann Arbor, MI | 3.76 | $65,104 |
| 16 | Omaha, NE | 3.75 | $62,436 |
| 17 | Bridgeport, CT | 3.75 | $78,964 |
| 18 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL | 3.74 | $65,143 |
| 19 | Raleigh-Durham, NC | 3.74 | $72,023 |
| 20 | Trenton, NJ | 3.74 | $84,034 |
| 21 | Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN | 3.74 | $72,546 |
| 22 | Seattle, WA | 3.74 | $93,433 |
| 23 | Honolulu, HI | 3.73 | $62,771 |
| 24 | San Juan, PR | 3.72 | $45,582 |
| 25 | New York City, NY | 3.72 | $87,287 |
Methodology: Glassdoor’s list of cities with the most satisfied workers identifies metros with the highest average Glassdoor ratings. This list includes metropolitan areas with at least 1,000 Glassdoor reviews from current or former, full-time or part-time employees from January 1, 2022 through April 23, 2023. Average salary for each metropolitan area is also calculated over current or former, full-time or part-time employees from January 1, 2022 through April 23, 2023.
Conversation Starters are a periodic series of charts and data points from Glassdoor’s Economic Research team aimed at sparking conversations on timely trends in employee satisfaction, workplace community, the future of work, and the labor market more broadly.
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