10 Best Cities for Return on Salary 2016: Austin, Texas
10 Best Cities for Return on Salary 2016: Austin, Texas
Median Household Income:
$63,603
Average Cost of Living (per national average) :
-6%
Unemployment Rate:
2.9%
The Texas capital and home to the University of Texas-at-Austin is a buzzing hotspot for tourism. Austin has one of the best music scenes in America, spotlighted each March with the South-By-Southwest Festival.
For residents, Austin is an inexpensive place to live, with burgeoning career opportunities. The city has a growing tech sector, and it’s one of the highest paying cities in America for petroleum engineers and logisticians.