Best Cities for Administrative Services Managerss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where administrative services managerss 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	ColoradoState	1.31	$157,000	$148,956	14%
2	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.27	$144,520	$145,246	12%
3	MinnesotaState	1.23	$137,290	$140,092	11%
4	TennesseeState	1.22	$127,410	$139,246	12%
5	DelawareState	1.21	$139,910	$138,525	12%
6	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	1.21	$133,220	$138,482	14%
7	MontanaState	1.18	$129,670	$134,512	10%
8	South CarolinaState	1.18	$124,320	$135,130	12%
9	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.18	$122,350	$134,156	12%
10	New JerseyState	1.16	$144,460	$132,776	15%
11	AlabamaState	1.15	$114,550	$131,515	10%
12	IowaState	1.15	$116,920	$131,076	10%
13	KansasState	1.15	$118,570	$131,744	10%
14	WyomingState	1.14	$120,510	$129,581	10%
15	Rhode IslandState	1.12	$128,980	$128,338	14%
16	New YorkState	1.11	$142,280	$126,471	16%
17	VirginiaState	1.11	$130,850	$126,425	14%
18	IndianaState	1.09	$112,990	$124,851	11%
19	UtahState	1.08	$123,700	$123,453	14%
20	WashingtonState	1.07	$130,630	$121,743	17%
21	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	1.06	$124,850	$120,628	15%
22	TexasState	1.05	$114,190	$119,446	15%
23	New HampshireState	1.04	$125,390	$118,292	15%
24	OklahomaState	1.04	$104,670	$118,271	11%
25	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	1.04	$115,830	$119,167	16%
26	MichiganState	1.03	$108,210	$117,237	12%
27	South DakotaState	1.03	$106,410	$117,192	11%
28	WisconsinState	1.03	$108,450	$117,497	12%
29	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.03	$109,290	$117,769	14%
30	GeorgiaState	1.02	$108,250	$115,899	16%
31	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	1.02	$113,230	$116,973	17%
32	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	1.02	$122,870	$116,134	16%
33	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	1.02	$111,400	$116,284	16%
34	NebraskaState	1.01	$105,720	$115,541	12%
35	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.01	$131,700	$115,223	20%
36	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	1.01	$130,130	$115,363	18%
37	New MexicoState	1.00	$104,790	$113,902	12%
38	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.00	$123,280	$114,360	17%
39	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.00	$137,820	$114,659	27%
40	District of ColumbiaState	0.99	$128,610	$112,520	20%
41	MississippiState	0.99	$96,030	$113,243	11%
42	ConnecticutState	0.98	$120,200	$111,710	16%
43	North CarolinaState	0.98	$105,630	$111,896	15%
44	OhioState	0.98	$101,500	$112,279	12%
45	Columbus, OHMetro	0.98	$104,050	$111,283	15%
46	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	0.97	$101,580	$110,413	15%
47	IllinoisState	0.96	$106,860	$109,713	15%
48	LouisianaState	0.96	$99,210	$110,111	13%
49	MissouriState	0.96	$96,920	$109,391	13%
50	OregonState	0.96	$113,250	$109,951	17%
51	PennsylvaniaState	0.95	$105,640	$108,907	15%
52	MassachusettsState	0.94	$116,710	$107,567	23%
53	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.94	$124,560	$106,918	22%
54	MaineState	0.93	$105,380	$105,591	15%
55	MarylandState	0.93	$115,550	$105,815	17%
56	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	0.93	$120,670	$106,317	25%
57	AlaskaState	0.89	$106,400	$102,013	15%
58	North DakotaState	0.89	$94,320	$101,857	12%
59	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	0.89	$94,330	$101,978	15%
60	ArizonaState	0.88	$101,160	$100,258	18%
61	HawaiiState	0.88	$110,840	$100,764	26%
62	West VirginiaState	0.88	$84,820	$100,736	12%
63	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.88	$98,530	$100,030	21%
64	ArkansasState	0.86	$84,480	$97,891	12%
65	CaliforniaState	0.86	$108,890	$98,365	25%
66	IdahoState	0.84	$92,880	$96,249	15%
67	NevadaState	0.84	$95,780	$95,589	18%
68	VermontState	0.83	$97,040	$94,673	18%
69	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.83	$102,810	$94,756	24%
70	FloridaState	0.82	$94,850	$93,448	22%

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