The New York City, San Francisco, Chicago, and Boston are top U.S. cities where data analyst jobs are concentrated; the finance companies, healthcare companies, and tech companies are concentrated in these cities. Seattle and Austin are emerging and high-tech scenes and startup ecosystems. The cost of living and the growing need of data professionals also makes Atlanta and Denver appealing. Both the cities have a different industry focus- NYC on finance, SF on tech and Boston on education and bio-tech.

Job Seekers must take into account rate of pay, competition and flexibility of working remote when they decide where to work as a data analyst in the U.S.
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