The 20 Happiest U.S. Cities for Young Professionals - Career News | PayScale

Jen Hubley Luckwaldt, PayScale
Oct 09, 2012

Here's more proof that money doesn't buy happiness: A recent survey by CareerBliss showed that the happiest young professionals don't necessarily live in cities where they're likely to be paid the most.

"Through our research, we have found that a positive company culture, which focuses on overall happiness and not just compensation, is key for young professionals," said Heidi Golledge, co-founder and Chief Happiness Officer (!) of CareerBliss. "We have cities ranking higher, even though some are paying less because they offer a happier life for employees who chose to live and work there."

The study used factors like work-life balance, opportunities for growth, company culture, and yes, compensation, to determine which cities were home to the happiest workers.

The full list is here, but the top five are:

1. Los Angeles, CA

2. San Jose, CA

3. Sunnyvale, CA

4. Indianapolis, IN

5. San Diego, CA

We couldn't help but notice that California and Texas seem to be winning the happiness sweepstakes, coming in at six cities and four cities respectively. Which means either that they have this whole happiness at work thing figured out -- or that large places with lots of sunshine have a natural leg up. Either way, if you're feeling unfulfilled at work, maybe it's time to consider a move to Los Angeles or San Antonio.

More From PayScale

What Really Makes Us Happy at Work

5 Personality Traits Employers Love Hiring

Why You Should Learn to Code [infographic]

(Photo Credit: Todd Jones Photography/Flickr)

1 Comment

1 Robukh54 02 Apr
[p]The brand, which recently opened an office on Mission Street, was founded by a group of audiophiles who helped develop the wildly popular Beats by Dr . In addition, bane resistance, to aerate the mini-jacks 24 k gold arresting transmission . I just have to make sure I don隆炉t accomplish this word: anticippointment . Dre UK collection is not not possessing any faults, i should admit . It隆炉s a brash, exciting delivery with bags of energy [url=http://www.cheapsbeatsale.com]Beats By Dre Studio[/url] that makes music invigorating and dramatic . 隆卤 Beats [url=http://www.cheapsbeatsale.com]cheap beats by dre[/url] Studio by Dr . Dre and Monster Company have teamed to commemorate his new album and create this limited Beats Detox headphones . 隆掳Heartbeats through Lady Gaga隆卤 are not any different.[/p][p]Beats By Dre Headphones turn out to be 隆掳muddy隆卤 and unclear, however this isn隆炉t the situation with the Sounds by Dr Dre . A 47cm-tall triangular design with a chrome carry handle at the rear, its entire body is covered in 隆庐blood orange隆炉 cashmere [url=http://www.cheapsbeatsale.com]monster beats by dre[/url] (slate grey, black and beige are also available) . What kind of headphones on earth is just good? Beats By Dr . I love that The New Boyz are speaking for kids their own age in [url=http://www.cheapsbeatsale.com]beats by dre custom[/url] a way that hyphy never had the chance to do . Sound cancellation headphones will help to erase all the noise and out of doors chatter who are around you . You will want to take a look at electronic stores in your area . All three devices start at 隆锚159 隆陋 compared to the iPad mini隆炉s 隆锚269 隆陋 so can Barnes & Noble offer something its rivals don隆炉t? I隆炉ve gone hands-on with the Nook HD and its bigger brother the 9 . [url=http://www.cheapsbeatsale.com]solo beats by dre[/url] Dr.[/p]