Best cities for data analysts

Atlanta: top-tier real take-home for data analysts after rent and tax, a deep hiring market with strong senior pipeline.

Raleigh: top-tier real take-home for data analysts after rent and tax, a steady but unspectacular hiring market.

San Francisco: middle-of-the-pack on after-tax, COL-adjusted income, a deep hiring market with strong senior pipeline, and above-average salary growth.

Austin: top-tier real take-home for data analysts after rent and tax, a steady but unspectacular hiring market.

Nashville: top-tier real take-home for data analysts after rent and tax, a steady but unspectacular hiring market.

Chicago: middle-of-the-pack on after-tax, COL-adjusted income, a steady but unspectacular hiring market.

Charlotte: middle-of-the-pack on after-tax, COL-adjusted income, a deep hiring market with strong senior pipeline.

Denver: middle-of-the-pack on after-tax, COL-adjusted income, a deep hiring market with strong senior pipeline.

Phoenix: top-tier real take-home for data analysts after rent and tax, a steady but unspectacular hiring market.

Minneapolis: middle-of-the-pack on after-tax, COL-adjusted income, a steady but unspectacular hiring market, and above-average salary growth.

Seattle: pay doesn't stretch far once cost of living lands, a deep hiring market with strong senior pipeline.

Philadelphia: middle-of-the-pack on after-tax, COL-adjusted income, a steady but unspectacular hiring market.

Richmond: middle-of-the-pack on after-tax, COL-adjusted income, a steady but unspectacular hiring market.

New York: pay doesn't stretch far once cost of living lands, a steady but unspectacular hiring market.

Houston: middle-of-the-pack on after-tax, COL-adjusted income, a thinner hiring market — fewer employers to choose from.

Miami: pay doesn't stretch far once cost of living lands, a steady but unspectacular hiring market.

Washington: middle-of-the-pack on after-tax, COL-adjusted income, a thinner hiring market — fewer employers to choose from, and above-average salary growth.

Boston: pay doesn't stretch far once cost of living lands, a thinner hiring market — fewer employers to choose from, and above-average salary growth.

Dallas: middle-of-the-pack on after-tax, COL-adjusted income, a thinner hiring market — fewer employers to choose from.

Los Angeles: pay doesn't stretch far once cost of living lands, a thinner hiring market — fewer employers to choose from, and above-average salary growth.