10 cities in the United States where software engineers can get paid top dollar

Glassdoor has just released a list of the top 25 best paying US cities for software engineers. We've distilled it down to 10 for you to check out.

Glassdoor doesn't just give you an average salary. It's done the math to get a "real adjusted salary" that takes both the median income and the cost of living into account. If some of these rankings surprise you, that could be why.

The numbers below are Glassdoor's real adjusted salaries for each location.

1. Seattle, WA ($105,735)
2. San Jose, CA ($100,989)
3. San Francisco, CA ($99,751)
4. Madison, WI ($97,236)
5. Raleigh, NC ($94,142)
6. Austin, TX ($91,185)
7. Boston, MA ($90,171)
8. Sacramento, CA ($89,669)
9. Portland, OR ($89,374)
10. Atlanta, GA ($89,286)