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DC is one of the nation’s top cities for 6-figure salaries

By Jeff Clabaugh

WASHINGTON — D.C. has the fourth-highest cost of living in the U.S., but it also ranks high for salaries.

Professional-level jobs search site Ladders ranks D.C. third in the nation for the most job openings, with salaries of $100,000 or more. Only San Francisco and New York have more seven-figure job openings.

Ladders, which only lists jobs with annual salaries of at least $100,000, said there are currently 22,218 such jobs in D.C., based on data from its continuously updated database of high-paying jobs.

The region’s unemployment rate in May was 3.2 percent, among the lowest among large cities.

Here is Ladders’ list of the 15 cities looking to fill the most six-figure jobs, and how many available jobs are in its database:

  1. San Francisco: 33,062
  2. New York: 30,782
  3. Washington: 22,218
  4. Boston: 16,547
  5. Los Angeles: 15,438
  6. Chicago: 14,043
  7. Seattle: 11,910
  8. Dallas: 10,378
  9. Atlanta: 10,359
  10. Philadelphia: 9,712
  11. Denver: 7,414
  12. Houston: 6,313
  13. Minneapolis: 5,879
  14. Phoenix: 5,443
  15. Austin, Texas: 5,295

Massachusetts court hears arguments in lawsuit alleging Meta designed apps to be addictive to kids

By The Associated Press
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts' highest court heard oral arguments Friday in the state's lawsuit arguing that Meta designed features on Facebook and Instagram to make them addictive to young users. The lawsuit, filed in 2023 by Attorney General Andrea Campbell, alleges that Meta did this to make a profit and that its actions affected hundreds of thousands of teenagers in Massachusetts who use the social media platforms. “We are making claims based only on the tools that Meta has developed because its own research shows they encourage addiction to the platform in a variety of ways,” said State Solicitor David Kravitz, adding that the state's claim has nothing to do the company's algorithms or failure to moderate content. Meta said Friday that it strongly disagrees with the allegations and is “confident the evidence will show our longstanding commitment to supporting young people.” Its attorney, Mark Mosier, argued in court that the lawsuit “would impose liabilities for performing traditional publishing functions” and that its actions are protected by the First Amendment.
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