Side by side

New York City vs Phoenix

New York City pays more: a median of $112,000 against $77,000. There is 3.5× more demand for Phoenix. Listings for New York City move faster — median age 37 days against 80.

Comparison

Side by side

MeasureNew York CityPhoenixGap
Open postings20,88872,454-51,566
Posted this week5293,517
Median salary$112,000$77,000+$35k
25th percentile$88.5k$61k
75th percentile$139k$95.5k
Salary disclosed3.8%5.4%
Remote share13.5%10.0%+3.5pp
Median age of posting37d80d
Open over 60 days37.1%33.1%
Visa sponsorship11.6%7.8%
Pay

Pay distribution

New York City

$50k$194k

Phoenix

$35k$133k
Freshness

How old the listings are

New York City

just posted37d median90d+

Phoenix

just posted80d median90d+
Demand

What each side asks for

New York City — technologies

Snowflake
72.0%
Java
65.8%
Salesforce
59.6%
Python
53.4%
Docker
47.2%
JavaScript
41.0%
Spark
34.8%

Phoenix — technologies

Swift
72.0%
Kotlin
65.8%
React
59.6%
Figma
53.4%
Terraform
47.2%
TypeScript
41.0%
Azure
34.8%

New York City — employers

Meridian Software
9.4%
Northwind Systems
8.7%
Quarry Analytics
8.0%
Halcyon Energy
7.2%
Aperture Labs
6.5%
Fairmount Legal
5.8%
Kestrel Health
5.1%

Phoenix — employers

Rivergate Media
9.4%
Lakeshore Hospitality
8.7%
Meridian Software
8.0%
Pinewood Education
7.2%
Vantage Logistics
6.5%
Aperture Labs
5.8%
Cobalt Financial
5.1%

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A weekly note when openings, pay or freshness move for New York City vs Phoenix.

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Both sides are counted the same way on the same day, so the gap is comparable even where the absolute numbers move. Salary figures use only postings that publish a range — the disclosure rate is in the table because a median over 20% of a cohort is a weaker number than one over 70%.