Rankings are based on the environment for working women using data for 529 U.S. cities.
NERDWALLET
By Courtney Miller and Laura McMullen
The top 10 best cities for working women are based on U.S. census data on women’s earnings and labor force participation rates from 2014, Bureau of Labor Statistics and other factors like rent costs.
The data revealed that the majority of women have jobs in in healthcare, social assistance and education.
In 17 of the 529 cities, women’s salaries actually outpaced men’s in median earnings.
Also, of note, Minnesota took the top three spots.
- Rochester, Minn.
- Minneapolis, Minn.
- St. Paul, Minn.
- Iowa City, Iowa.
- Denton, Texas.
- Durham, N.C.
- Ann Arbor, Mich.
- Bismarck, N.D.
- Skokie, Ill.
- Redwood City, Calif.
To find out more about why each city made the list, read the original story on NerdWallet’s website.
