Estimated One-Year Costs at Tech Firms
Based on typical 500-person tech firm.
Rent
Costs
Tech
Talent Wages
Support
Staff Wages
Management
Wages
$0
$25,000,000
$50,000,000
SF Bay Area, CA
$5,111,075
$34,015,025
$14,802,418
$8,085,948
New York, NY
$6,032,250
$27,647,634
$12,340,604
$7,272,752
Seattle, WA
$2,966,250
$29,792,430
$13,112,390
$6,677,970
Washington, D.C.
$3,067,500
$28,442,748
$14,066,722
$6,809,400
Boston, MA
$2,985,000
$27,348,822
$13,139,370
$6,312,930
Denver, CO
$2,146,500
$26,266,402
$13,087,999
$6,889,726
San Diego, CA
$2,853,000
$27,263,300
$11,220,507
$6,418,230
Newark, NJ
$2,166,000
$27,150,579
$11,648,059
$6,710,008
Baltimore, MD
$1,767,750
$27,054,548
$11,193,146
$6,117,150
Los Angeles, CA
$3,249,000
$25,919,289
$10,507,386
$6,356,676
Orange County, CA
$2,736,000
$25,217,257
$11,050,941
$6,135,995
Philadelphia, PA
$2,267,250
$24,860,385
$11,283,742
$6,158,490
Houston, TX
$2,177,250
$25,057,347
$10,790,657
$6,181,500
Minneapolis, MN
$2,124,750
$24,655,013
$11,479,778
$5,942,430
Raleigh-Durham, NC
$2,180,250
$24,581,414
$11,358,493
$5,606,768
Austin, TX
$2,916,750
$23,853,951
$10,647,555
$6,236,100
Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX
$1,887,750
$24,824,275
$10,620,239
$6,313,320
Hartford, CT
$1,476,000
$24,808,202
$11,546,267
$5,594,940
Chicago, IL
$2,412,000
$24,147,760
$10,902,741
$5,916,690
Charlotte, NC
$2,235,750
$24,262,847
$10,959,597
$5,614,830
Atlanta, GA
$2,113,500
$24,168,377
$10,738,624
$5,949,840
Portland, OR
$2,332,500
$23,746,704
$11,092,868
$5,371,860
Richmond, VA
$1,728,750
$23,787,334
$10,564,817
$6,151,860
Long Island, NY
$2,073,750
$23,206,569
$10,389,208
$6,190,182
South Florida
$2,813,364
$22,211,192
$9,711,373
$5,825,820
Phoenix, AZ
$2,025,000
$22,806,031
$10,033,926
$5,574,660
Columbus, OH
$1,477,500
$22,702,421
$10,565,543
$5,490,810
Cincinnati, OH
$1,470,000
$22,514,020
$10,415,647
$5,409,300
Detroit, MI
$1,444,500
$22,093,055
$10,652,459
$5,359,380
St. Louis, MO
$1,528,500
$22,349,345
$10,310,571
$5,349,630
Tampa, FL
$1,740,750
$22,257,948
$9,475,558
$5,607,030
Salt Lake City, UT
$1,784,250
$22,243,016
$9,536,119
$5,397,689
Indianapolis, IN
$1,570,500
$21,647,789
$10,414,295
$5,295,420
San Antonio, TX
$1,720,500
$22,432,034
$8,973,622
$5,574,660
Orlando, FL
$1,824,000
$22,189,697
$9,234,253
$5,396,040
Milwaukee, WI
$1,457,250
$21,605,931
$10,360,392
$5,213,520
Madison, WI
$1,499,250
$21,803,759
$10,073,076
$5,095,350
Kansas City, MO
$1,569,750
$21,284,145
$10,364,237
$5,114,850
Virginia Beach, VA
$1,478,250
$21,790,813
$9,383,763
$5,663,580
Cleveland, OH
$1,419,000
$20,803,959
$10,466,153
$5,270,850
Nashville, TN
$2,073,750
$20,874,913
$9,826,296
$5,039,190
Rochester, NY
$1,462,500
$20,799,962
$9,314,851
$5,709,990
Sacramento, CA
$1,791,000
$18,805,143
$10,652,739
$5,885,490
Pittsburgh, PA
$1,763,250
$20,104,675
$9,501,195
$5,579,340
Jacksonville, FL
$1,522,500
$20,428,933
$9,069,898
$5,049,330
Calgary, AB*
$2,263,420
$17,944,586
$11,369,649
$3,494,623
Ottawa, ON*
$2,523,955
$17,168,549
$10,729,488
$3,299,560
Toronto, ON*
$2,685,750
$16,016,177
$9,700,349
$3,072,088
Vancouver, BC*
$3,321,750
$15,439,897
$9,056,454
$2,843,394
Montreal, QC*
$2,479,500
$15,185,113
$9,188,905
$3,368,657