Forbes
The Top Cities For Employee Satisfaction
By: Kathryn Dill
Which cities are not only providing great opportunities but keeping their current employees happy as well?
To determine which cities make this list, job search and salary comparison site Glassdoor considered reviews shared by local employees on their site over the past year (through April 24th) for the most populous 50 metros in the country, according to the U.S. Office of Management and Budget. Each ranking is based on a minimum of 1,500 employee reviews.
At the top of the list this year is San Jose, California, which bumps its Bay Area neighbor to the north and last year’s number one, San Francisco, to second place. Once again, several California cities can claim deeply engaged workforces, as San Diego, Los Angeles, Riverside, and Sacramento all make the list as well.
Many smaller cities also fare well for employee satisfaction. Salt Lake City, Austin, Raleigh-Durham, and Oklahoma City all make the cut.
Major east coast mainstays Boston and Washington, D.C. also boast satisfied workforces, as does the Pacific Northwest’s tech flagship, Seattle.
How does your city fare?
1. San Jose, California
2. San Francisco, California
3. Boston, Massachusetts
4. San Diego, California
5. Seattle, Washington
6. Salt Lake City, Utah
7. Washington, D.C.
8. Austin, Texas
9. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
10. Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota
11. Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina
12. New Orleans, Louisiana
13. Los Angeles, California
14. San Antonio, Texas
15. Norfolk, Virginia
16. Providence, Rhode Island
17. Columbus, Ohio
18. Baltimore, Maryland
19. Riverside, California
20. Sacramento, California
21. New York, New York
22. St. Louis, Missouri
23. Houston, Texas
24. Nashville, Tennessee
25. Miami-Fort Lauderdale, Florida
