Best Cities for Advertising and Promotions Managerss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where advertising and promotions 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	IllinoisState	1.29	$167,330	$171,797	9%
2	South CarolinaState	1.27	$156,300	$169,891	10%
3	KansasState	1.23	$148,560	$165,067	8%
4	Rhode IslandState	1.18	$157,890	$157,104	11%
5	ColoradoState	1.17	$164,990	$156,537	13%
6	New YorkState	1.16	$173,700	$154,400	13%
7	New JerseyState	1.14	$165,390	$152,013	13%
8	WashingtonState	1.14	$163,380	$152,265	14%
9	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	1.14	$173,020	$152,441	18%
10	CaliforniaState	1.13	$167,230	$151,066	16%
11	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	1.13	$146,560	$151,405	13%
12	MassachusettsState	1.12	$163,090	$150,313	17%
13	OregonState	1.12	$154,490	$149,990	12%
14	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.12	$180,500	$150,166	21%
15	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	1.08	$167,930	$144,146	16%
16	GeorgiaState	1.07	$133,810	$143,266	13%
17	VirginiaState	1.07	$148,400	$143,382	13%
18	WisconsinState	1.07	$131,530	$142,503	10%
19	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.07	$154,490	$143,312	14%
20	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.07	$163,380	$142,940	16%
21	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	1.06	$146,510	$141,556	13%
22	Columbus, OHMetro	1.05	$131,050	$140,160	12%
23	MontanaState	1.02	$131,770	$136,691	10%
24	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	0.99	$132,050	$132,714	13%
25	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	0.98	$125,180	$130,668	14%
26	MinnesotaState	0.97	$126,920	$129,510	12%
27	North CarolinaState	0.96	$121,730	$128,951	13%
28	PennsylvaniaState	0.95	$122,940	$126,742	13%
29	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.95	$143,040	$126,809	17%
30	District of ColumbiaState	0.94	$143,040	$125,144	18%
31	IndianaState	0.94	$113,930	$125,890	11%
32	IowaState	0.91	$108,890	$122,074	10%
33	ConnecticutState	0.90	$129,280	$120,149	15%
34	KentuckyState	0.90	$107,030	$120,938	11%
35	NebraskaState	0.87	$106,380	$116,262	12%
36	New HampshireState	0.85	$120,530	$113,708	16%
37	OhioState	0.85	$102,110	$112,954	12%
38	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	0.85	$104,020	$114,057	14%
39	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	0.85	$104,980	$114,109	15%
40	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	0.84	$108,690	$111,821	17%
41	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	0.83	$103,120	$111,121	15%
42	MichiganState	0.82	$101,610	$110,087	13%
43	TexasState	0.82	$104,170	$108,964	16%
44	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.81	$106,330	$107,949	19%
45	MaineState	0.80	$106,280	$106,493	15%
46	TennesseeState	0.80	$98,170	$107,290	15%
47	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	0.79	$111,890	$105,756	18%
48	MarylandState	0.74	$107,380	$98,333	19%
49	MissouriState	0.69	$81,520	$92,009	15%
50	ArkansasState	0.65	$74,880	$86,767	14%
51	LouisianaState	0.65	$78,810	$87,469	16%
52	IdahoState	0.63	$80,680	$83,606	18%
53	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	0.61	$78,170	$81,258	24%
54	MississippiState	0.59	$66,520	$78,443	16%
55	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	0.58	$71,150	$76,919	20%
56	AlabamaState	0.56	$64,640	$74,214	18%

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