City ProfilePalo Alto · California · US
Palo Alto
Palo Alto hiring activity from Hacker News "Who's Hiring" threads. Located in California.
Postings · Aug 2026−42%3-mo momentum
6
postings
this month
12-Mo Trend · 3-mo rollingSep '25 → Aug '26
2.6667 low3-mo avg · 58.6667 high
Rank · US
#8of 30 US cities
Remote-friendly · This month
100%+29 pts vs US
Share of US postings
2.5%6 of 296
3-Mo momentum
Falling−42% vs prior 3 mo
§ 00Hiring Volume
Climbed faster than the US baseline since the 2024 trough.
Annual totals for the last five years — every year shown is complete except 2026, hatched because it is still in progress.
Full yearPartial yearAll-time peak
§ 01Compensation
Senior pay disclosure is still thin in Palo Alto.
Median bands from the 16 Palo Alto postings that disclosed USD pay across 2023–Present.
§ 02Work Model
37 points less remote-friendly than the US baseline.
Trailing-12-month split, plus the yearly remote / hybrid / onsite mix all the way back.
Work-model mix · by year
Remote share is climbing back in '26
RemoteHybridOnsite
'1170% rem.
'1274% rem.
'1372% rem.
'1446% rem.
'1536% rem.
'1628% rem.
'1726% rem.
'1829% rem.
'1916% rem.
'2049% rem.
'2177% rem.
'2271% rem.
'2352% rem.
'2436% rem.
'2533% rem.
'2643% rem.
Trailing 12 months · Palo Alto vs US
Palo Alto33% remote-friendly
US average70% remote-friendly
§ 03City Signature
X tops Palo Alto's skill mentions over the last 12 months.
Keywords counted across 59 Palo Alto hiring posts. Posts frequently list multiple skills.
37% of jobs include at least one technical skill · share of postings mentioning the skill (12 months through Aug 2026)
Role mix · Palo Alto vs USShare of postings by role category, past 3 years
Palo AltoUS baseline