Best Cities for Acupuncturistss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where acupuncturistss get the most value from their salary after accounting for cost of living. A score above 1.00 means better than national average.

How we calculate this: City Score = (Local Salary ÷ National Median) ÷ (Local Cost ÷ National Avg Cost). A score of 1.20 means 20% better purchasing power than average.

#	Location	Score	Raw Salary	Adjusted Salary	Rent/Income
1	TennesseeState	2.03	$141,430	$154,568	11%
2	IndianaState	1.75	$120,490	$133,138	10%
3	New JerseyState	1.51	$125,260	$115,129	17%
4	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	1.35	$99,360	$102,645	20%
5	MissouriState	1.32	$89,000	$100,451	14%
6	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	1.32	$105,850	$100,047	19%
7	KentuckyState	1.27	$85,130	$96,192	14%
8	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	1.25	$107,880	$95,048	28%
9	MarylandState	1.22	$101,650	$93,086	20%
10	WisconsinState	1.21	$84,820	$91,896	15%
11	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	1.18	$100,920	$89,468	24%
12	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	1.14	$82,890	$86,524	22%
13	MassachusettsState	1.13	$93,360	$86,046	29%
14	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.13	$98,240	$85,949	27%
15	ArizonaState	1.11	$85,300	$84,539	21%
16	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.11	$101,390	$84,351	37%
17	MaineState	1.09	$83,040	$83,206	19%
18	North CarolinaState	1.07	$76,500	$81,038	20%
19	GeorgiaState	1.04	$73,980	$79,208	23%
20	WashingtonState	1.02	$83,200	$77,540	27%
21	New YorkState	1.01	$86,120	$76,551	26%
22	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	0.99	$74,860	$75,236	24%
23	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.98	$86,530	$74,275	31%
24	New HampshireState	0.96	$77,470	$73,085	25%
25	MinnesotaState	0.94	$69,690	$71,112	22%
26	MichiganState	0.93	$65,490	$70,953	20%
27	TexasState	0.92	$66,530	$69,592	25%
28	FloridaState	0.91	$69,990	$68,956	29%
29	CaliforniaState	0.90	$75,530	$68,229	36%
30	OregonState	0.83	$64,870	$62,981	29%
31	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	0.82	$67,210	$62,347	32%
32	HawaiiState	0.77	$64,570	$58,700	44%
33	UtahState	0.77	$58,620	$58,503	31%
34	ColoradoState	0.71	$56,950	$54,032	39%

Data Sources: Salary: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS). Cost of Living: BEA Regional Price Parities (2024). Rent: HUD Fair Market Rents (FY2025).