Money Makers - Best Cities for Women to Start a Career in Tech

I have a chance to help celebrate International Women's Month by highlighting the U.S. cities that offer the best chances for women looking to start a career in tech in 2025.

This study analyzed over 200 metro areas across 10 metrics, from the share of female workers in the local tech workforce, their earnings, unemployment, health insurance coverage rates and more. To get a better perspective, the study divided these metros into three population brackets — large, mid-sized and small.

Here’s what they found:

• The U.S. map representing the metro areas that offer the best chances for women working in tech tilts slightly heavier towards the Midwest and Southeast. These regions have five metros each in the top 5 across the three population brackets, while the West has three metros in the top 5, and the Northeast two.
• Among large metros, San Jose, CA, Washington, D.C. and Columbus, OH, take the podium in 2025 for women in tech. San Jose kept its throne from 2024, while D.C. leapt from the fourth position to the second in the span of a year. Columbus saw an even more impressive development, catching up from the 13^th spot in 2024.
• In the mid-sized category, Durham, NC, kept its number one position in 2025, followed by Madison, WI, which ranked second in 2024 as well. The newcomer to the podium is Provo-Orem, UT, which leapt in the span of a year from the 40^th position to the third thanks to 140% surge in female tech salaries - this was mainly due to the major tech players like Oracle and Microsoft that opened their offices in the area.
• Among small metros, there is a newcomer to the top position, Lexington Park, MD, followed by Champaign, IL, in the runner-up position, which jumped from the 37^th spot in 2024. Charlottesville, VA, comes in third with a five position move in the span of a year.

You can read the full analysis here: https://www.coworkingcafe.com/blog/best-metros-for-women-in-tech/