Editing San Mateo, California (section)

==Economy==
[[File:See-Through - Flickr - Peter Kaminski.jpg|thumb|right|[[Sony Interactive Entertainment]] headquarters in 2004]]
[[File:Draper University and Hero City, San Mateo (28548332088).jpg|thumb|Hero City at [[Draper University]]]]

The economy of San Mateo is considered very diverse, with jobs in the technology, health care, financial services, government, and retail trade fields being among the most numerous. Current and former companies based in San Mateo include [[Sony Interactive Entertainment]], [[NetSuite]], [[Franklin Templeton Investments]], [[Fisher Investments]], [[Samsung|Solstice]], [[Guidewire Software]], [[Coupa]], [[Snowflake Inc.]], [[Roblox Corporation]], [[Marketo]], [[Momentive (software company)|SurveyMonkey]], [[Devsisters|Devsisters USA]], and [[GoPro]].

Since 1990, San Mateo has had a voter-approved ordinance limiting the height of new development to {{convert|55|ft|m}}. The San Mateo housing market is one of the most expensive in the country. In February 2018, the median San Mateo home was valued at $1,463,900,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.zillow.com/san-mateo-ca/home-values/|title=San Mateo CA Home Prices & Home Values |website=Zillow |access-date=February 13, 2022}}</ref> and the median rent was ranked ninth in the entire nation, at $2,242 per month.<ref>{{cite tweet|number=966375495733579776|user=foxjust|title=U.S. cities with the highest rents...|date=February 21, 2018}}</ref>

In the mid-2000s, the second stories of downtown San Mateo buildings became a hub for [[startup company|startup companies]], including Roblox, GoPro and [[YouTube]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://craft.co/roblox/locations|title=Roblox headquarters and office locations|website=Craft.co|access-date=February 13, 2022}}</ref>

According to the city's 2022 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, the top employers in the city are:<ref name=":2">{{cite web|url=https://www.cityofsanmateo.org/DocumentCenter/View/89827|title=City of San Mateo Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the year ended June 30, 2022|website=Cityofsanmateo.org|access-date=October 28, 2022}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! #
! Employer
! # of employees
|-
|1
|[[San Mateo County, California|County of San Mateo]] Medical Center
|1,317
|-
|2
|[[Sony Interactive Entertainment]]
|1,248
|-
|3
|[[San Mateo Union High School District]]
|1,003
|-
|4
|[[San Mateo-Foster City School District|San Mateo-Foster City Unified]]
|999
|-
|5
|[[San Mateo County Community College District|San Mateo Community College District]]
|579
|-
|6
|[[Franklin Templeton Investments]]
|541
|-
|7
|San Mateo County Behavioral Health
|467
|-
|8
|City of San Mateo
|456
|-
|9
|[[Rakuten]]
|423
|-
|10
|[[Mills-Peninsula Medical Center|Mills-Peninsula Health Services]]
|351
|}