Can where you hang your hat shape the size of your salary? In short: Absolutely. U.S. job markets vary drastically by region, state and municipality. Women, who earn between 70 and 80 cents for every dollar earned by men, may be especially impacted by the place they call home.
To uncover the U.S. cities where women earn the most,ForbesWoman analyzed data from the 2010 American Community Survey by the U.S. Census Bureau, using the average earnings for full-time, year-round female workers in the largest metro areas in the nation.
At No. 1, San Jose, Calif., tops the list. Read the complete ForbesWoman blog post to find out which cities round out the list and why.
