1. Austin, Texas

The capital of the Lone Star State tops Indeed's list, with the average unadjusted annual salary $94,025 more than $1,000 less than the adjusted figure of $95,247.

And Austin can boast the highest adjusted average salary for seven of 15 job roles surveyed: software architect ($123,710), data scientist ($117,088), database administrator ($104,277), Java developer ($99,602), mobile developer ($97,264), front-end developer ($92,332) and web developer ($91,199).

According to Rent Jungle, the average monthly rent for a two-bedroom apartment is $1,609.