Major tech hubs in the US (FAANG + tier-2 engineering centers), ranked by momentum.
The cities here host engineering offices for at least one of: FAANG, large enterprise SaaS, semiconductor majors, or top venture-backed scale-ups.
Note: many tier-1 tech metros have weakening momentum (San Francisco, San Jose) while tier-2 metros (Raleigh, Salt Lake City, Phoenix) are pulling ahead.
Pure remote engineers should look at cost-of-living-adjusted lists, not just where the offices are.
2Evanston, ILChicago-Naperville-Elgin · pop 76,00667RisingILstate 3Miami, FLMiami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach · pop 487,01466RisingFLstate 8Lehi, UTProvo-Orem · pop 93,44665RisingUTstate 9Alpharetta, GAAtlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta · pop 67,27565RisingGAstate 10Cupertino, CASan Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara · pop 58,71065RisingCAstate 12Chicago, ILChicago-Naperville-Elgin · pop 2,721,30863RisingILstate 13New York, NYNew York-Newark-Jersey City · pop 8,478,07262RisingNYstate 14Durham, NCDurham-Chapel Hill · pop 301,87062RisingNCstate 15Cary, NCRaleigh-Cary · pop 182,65962RisingNCstate 16Sunnyvale, CASan Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara · pop 156,79262RisingCAstate 18Redmond, WASeattle-Tacoma-Bellevue · pop 82,19562RisingWAstate 19Palo Alto, CASan Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara · pop 67,65862RisingCAstate 25Minneapolis, MNMinneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington · pop 428,57959StableMNstate 26Orlando, FLOrlando-Kissimmee-Sanford · pop 334,85459StableFLstate 27Tampa, FLTampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater · pop 414,54758StableFLstate 30San Jose, CASan Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara · pop 997,36856StableCAstate 31Boston, MABoston-Cambridge-Newton · pop 673,45856StableMAstate 32Frisco, TXDallas-Fort Worth-Arlington · pop 235,20856StableTXstate 33Cambridge, MABoston-Cambridge-Newton · pop 121,18656StableMAstate 34Kirkland, WASeattle-Tacoma-Bellevue · pop 95,49956StableWAstate 35Tempe, AZPhoenix-Mesa-Chandler · pop 190,11455StableAZstate 36Bellevue, WASeattle-Tacoma-Bellevue · pop 154,37755StableWAstate 37Hoboken, NJNew York-Newark-Jersey City · pop 59,14954StableNJstate 38Phoenix, AZPhoenix-Mesa-Chandler · pop 1,673,16452StableAZstate 40Seattle, WASeattle-Tacoma-Bellevue · pop 780,99551StableWAstate 41Dallas, TXDallas-Fort Worth-Arlington · pop 1,326,08750StableTXstate 42Atlanta, GAAtlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta · pop 520,07050StableGAstate 43Plano, TXDallas-Fort Worth-Arlington · pop 293,28649StableTXstate 45Beaverton, ORPortland-Vancouver-Hillsboro · pop 98,30247CoolingORstate 46Portland, ORPortland-Vancouver-Hillsboro · pop 635,74944CoolingORstate 47Denver, CODenver-Aurora-Lakewood · pop 729,01941CoolingCOstate 48Berkeley, CASan Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley · pop 121,74941CoolingCAstate 49Austin, TXAustin-Round Rock-Georgetown · pop 993,58834CoolingTXstate 50Oakland, CASan Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley · pop 443,55430DecliningCAstate